diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 278e023d3ed0054b85a7a009700e5212b2b7b9da..649728ac84975eb7daa6745ef57c6226ab06ab7a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ node_js:
  - 0.6
 
 notifications:
-  irc: "irc.mozilla.org#identity"
+  irc:
+    channels:
+      - "irc.mozilla.org#identity"
+    use_notice: false
+    skip_join: false
   email:
     - lloyd@mozilla.com
     - jbonacci@mozilla.com