diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 58a10d2ac..5eab1e9fd 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ matrix:
     - env: PGVERSION=9.6
     - env: PGVERSION=10
     - env: PGVERSION=11
+  allow_failures:
+    - env: PGVERSION=9.6
 before_install:
   - git clone -b v0.7.9 --depth 1 https://github.com/citusdata/tools.git
   - sudo make -C tools install