diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1b4232b8..6c2d5aeb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ before_script:
   - git checkout v3
   - export ADDRESS_FILE="${HOME}/.ocean/ocean-contracts/artifacts/address.json"
   - export AQUARIUS_URI="http://172.15.0.5:5000"
-  - export DEPLOY_CONTRACTS=true
+  - export DEPLOY_CONTRACTS="true"
   - export CONTRACTS_VERSION=v0.5.5
   - bash -x start_ocean.sh --no-dashboard 2>&1 > start_ocean.log &
   - cd ..