diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bec2cbe..96be9fc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ python:
   - "3.8-dev"  # 3.8 development branch
   - "nightly"
   - "pypy"
+jobs:
+  allow_failures:
+    - python: "nightly"
 services:
   - redis-server
 # install dependencies