diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 696c2ceed..9578bf1a1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ php:
  - 5.4
  - 5.5
  - 5.6
-  
+
+branches:
+  except:
+    - Core-Rewrite
+
 before_script:
  - pecl install channel://pecl.php.net/pthreads-2.0.2
  - echo | pecl install channel://pecl.php.net/yaml-1.1.1