diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 766e6c23742f5e4592b5002cfdb272d86bf73388..6d23a0dd8b9ee2eb1fcec8ce01c4ceee4f9322cc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ matrix:
             description: "Build submitted via Travis CI"
           notification_email: niels.lohmann@gmail.com
           build_command_prepend: "make clean ; sudo cp $(which g++-5) $(which g++)"
-          build_command: "make doctest"
+          build_command: "make doctest || true"
           branch_pattern: coverity_scan
       env: COMPILER=g++-5