diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cda8c44c..2a3e9980 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ before_script:
   - touch $ADDRESS_FILE
   - echo "{}" >> $ADDRESS_FILE
   - export AQUARIUS_URI="http://172.15.0.5:5000"
+  - export DEPLOY_CONTRACTS="true"
   - bash -x start_ocean.sh --no-dashboard 2>&1 > start_ocean.log &
   - cd ..
   - ./scripts/waitforcontracts.sh