diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a3438277..91efc2c1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,6 +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
   - bash -x start_ocean.sh --no-dashboard 2>&1 > start_ocean.log &
   - cd ..
   - ./scripts/waitforcontracts.sh
@@ -45,4 +46,4 @@ deploy:
     api_key: ${NPM_TOKEN}
     skip_cleanup: true
     on:
-      tags: true
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+      tags: true