diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 256180a240..c2a369a1b3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 language: java
 
-install: travis_wait 40 mvn -q clean install
+install: travis_wait 40 mvn -q clean install -Dgib.enabled=true
 
 jdk:
   - oraclejdk8
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7282d6a0d3..737a470649 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <gib.referenceBranch>refs/heads/master</gib.referenceBranch>
+        <gib.enabled>false</gib.enabled>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>