diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 526b3d33a..26ff9299d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,10 @@ env:
 
 notifications:
   email: false
-  irc: "chat.freenode.net#letsencrypt"
+  irc:
+    channels:
+      - "chat.freenode.net#letsencrypt"
+    on_success: never
+    on_failure: always
+    use_notice: true
+    skip_join: true