diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b4694d63f..984f3995f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ script:
   - echo $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION
   - python setup.py install
   - supybot-test test -v --plugins-dir=./plugins/ --no-network --disable-multiprocessing
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" =~ ^3\.[4-9] ]] ; then python -m irctest irctest.controllers.limnoria; fi
+  - if [ "$WITH_OPT_DEPS" = "true" ] -a [[ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" =~ ^3\.[4-9] ]] ; then python -m irctest irctest.controllers.limnoria; fi
 notifications:
     email: false
 matrix: