diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a85e07cfc..80ff37dd4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ install:
   - pip install -r requirements.txt --use-mirrors
   - pip install pytest-xdist --use-mirrors
 # command to run tests
-script: make test
+script: make test PYTESTOPTS="--tb=short -n20"
 #notifications:
 #  email: false