diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0ba99dc9e1..56d94e5952 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ before_script:
 script:
   - 'if [ "$KARMA" = "true" ]; then bundle exec rake karma:run; else echo "Skipping karma run"; fi'
   #- "KNAPSACK_GENERATE_REPORT=true bundle exec rspec spec"
-  - "bundle exec rake knapsack:rspec"
+  - "bundle exec rake 'knapsack:rspec[--tag ~performance]'"
 
 after_success:
   - >