diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 851c8e2..dc2d164 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ r:
 r_github_packages:
   - r-lib/covr
   - jimhester/lintr
+
+r_build_args: "--no-build-vignettes"
+r_check_args: "--as-cran --no-vignettes"
   
 before_install:
   - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable --yes