diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5649375d..36f32edf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ git:
 jobs:
   include:
     - stage: test
-      node_js:
-        - '8'
+      node_js: '8'
       install:
         - yarn install --ignore-engines
       script:
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     # Define the release stage that runs semantic-release
     - stage: release
       if: (NOT type IN (pull_request)) AND (branch = master)
-      node_js: lts/*
+      node_js: '8'
       # overwrite default `script` step to skip the tests
       script: echo "Deploying to npm ..."
       deploy: