diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dff6aa63b..55380ebe8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ notifications:
 matrix:
   exclude:
     - python: "2.6"
-      env: WITH_OPT_DEPS=false
+      env: WITH_OPT_DEPS=true
     - python: "3.2"
       env: WITH_OPT_DEPS=false
     - python: "3.3"