diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ae7c388..3aa18fc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ notifications:
     channels:
       - irc.esper.net#crafatar
     skip_join: true
+env: TRAVIS=true
 services:
   - redis-server
 cache:
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index c5ba91c..af13bec 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function requestHandler(req, res) {
   logging.log(req.id, req.method, req.url.href);
 
   toobusy.maxLag(200);
-  if (toobusy()) {
+  if (toobusy() && !process.env.TRAVIS) {
     res.writeHead(503, {
       "Content-Type": "text/plain"
     });