diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8cd434d1..6d0ab2d6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,13 @@ script: python setup.py test
 branches:
   except:
     - website
+
+notifications:
+  # Disable travis notifications until they figured out how to hide
+  # their own builder failure from us.  Travis currently fails way
+  # too many times by itself.
+  email: false
+
+  irc:
+    channels:
+      - "irc.freenode.org#pocoo"