diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 64044be1d1..e8df82ceec 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ matrix:
       env: TOXENV="py36-linux"
 
     - python: '3.7'
-      env: TOXENV="py37-linux"
+      env:
+        - TOXENV="py37-linux"
+        - BOTO_CONFIG="/dev/null"
       dist: xenial
       sudo: true
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b2a0a4aaaa..f380171659 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ setenv =
     DTM_PATH={env:DTM_PATH:}
     MALLET_HOME={env:MALLET_HOME:}
     SKIP_NETWORK_TESTS={env:SKIP_NETWORK_TESTS:}
+    BOTO_CONFIG={env:BOTO_CONFIG:}
     PYTHONHASHSEED=1
 
 commands =