diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4184e1cc6..46d016cb3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ script:  # command output is not hidden
 
   # run the built-in hunit tests. This doesn't run the doctests, 
   # but doesn't require rebuilding and is fast
-  - stack exec -- hledger test
+  #- stack exec -- hledger test
 
   # run functional tests, skipping the ones for addons
   - COLUMNS=80 stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 tests -x /bin -x /addons