diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fdd7ecc..8d1c15d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ install:
 script:
 - raco test -r -p "$(basename "$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR")"
 - raco setup --check-pkg-deps --no-zo --no-launcher --no-install --no-post-install --no-docs --pkgs "$(basename "$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR")"
-- raco doc-coverage "$(basename "$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR")"
-- raco cover -s main -s test -s doc -f codecov -f html -d ~/coverage . || true
+- if $COV; then raco doc-coverage "$(basename "$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR")"; fi
+- if $COV; then raco cover -s main -s test -s doc -f codecov -f html -d ~/coverage . || true; fi
 # TODO: add an option to cover to run the "outer" module too, not just the submodules.
 # TODO: deploy the coverage info.