diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0791ea91c9ee..ffd08f318e40 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ install:
     - python setup.py develop
 # command to run tests
 script: 
-    - python  qcodes/test.py --skip-coverage
-    - python  qcodes/test.py --mp-spawn
+    - python  qcodes/test.py --skip-coverage -f
+    - python  qcodes/test.py --mp-spawn -f
 after_success:
     # codecov
     - cd qcodes