diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f33ebda0..ba40d52a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ matrix:
       - pip install --user cpp-coveralls
     script:
       - ./build.sh coverage
-      - make V=1 -j10
-      - echo input | examples/string-operations 
-      - examples/termcap
-      - cd test
-      - make check-TESTS
     after_success:
       - coveralls --gcov-options '\-lp' -e debian -e doc -e icon -e logo -e m4 -e scripts
 
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 8a7c2fab..d6b26b66 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@ else
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ "$1" = "--unit-test" ] || [ "unit-test" ]
+if [ "$1" = "--unit-test" ] \
+|| [ "$1" == "unit-test" ] \
+|| [ "$1" == "--coverage" ] \
+|| [ "$1" == "coverage" ]
 then
   cd src/test && make check-TESTS
 fi