diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fb72ac634..38c48af6f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ rvm:
 - 1.8.7
 before_script:
 after_script:
-script: rake spec
+script: rake spec SPEC_OPTS='--format documentation'
 after_success:
   - git clone -q git://github.com/puppetlabs/ghpublisher.git .forge-releng
   - .forge-releng/publish