diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9ddb2107..bd806cb8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -236,26 +236,24 @@ install:
 # build script #
 ################
 
-script: |
-  if [[ "${SPECIAL}" == "" ]]; then
-    # show OS/compiler version
-    uname -a
-    $CXX --version
-    
-    # compile
-    make
-    
-    # execute unit tests
-    test/json_unit "*"
-    
-    # check if homebrew works (only checks develop branch)
-    if [ `which brew` ]; then
-      brew update ;
-      brew tap nlohmann/json ;
-      brew install nlohmann_json --HEAD ;
-      brew test nlohmann_json ;
+script:
+  # show OS/compiler version
+  - uname -a
+  - $CXX --version
+
+  # compile
+  - make
+
+  # execute unit tests
+  - test/json_unit "*"
+
+  # check if homebrew works (only checks develop branch)
+  - if [ `which brew` ]; then
+    brew update ;
+    brew tap nlohmann/json ;
+    brew install nlohmann_json --HEAD ;
+    brew test nlohmann_json ;
     fi
-  fi
 
 #language: cpp
 #