diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c6dcc83c7e..6fbfc591e2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,45 +2,53 @@ jobs:
   include:
   - os: linux
     language: nix
-    nix: 2.1.3
-    env: STACK_YAML=pkg/hs/stack.yaml
+    nix: 2.3.6
     before_install:
       - git lfs pull
-      - sh/travis-install-stack
-
     install:
       - nix-env -iA cachix -f https://cachix.org/api/v1/install
-      - stack --no-terminal --install-ghc build urbit-king --only-dependencies
-
     script:
       - cachix use urbit2
       - ./sh/cachix
       - make build
       - make release
-      - sh/release-king-linux64-dynamic
       - sh/ci-tests
 
+  - os: linux
+    language: generic
+    env: STACK_YAML=pkg/hs/stack.yaml
+    cache:
+      directories:
+      - $HOME/.ghc
+      - $HOME/.cabal
+      - $HOME/.stack
+      - $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/.stack-work
+    before_install:
+      - sh/travis-install-stack
+    install:
+      - stack --no-terminal --install-ghc build urbit-king --only-dependencies
+    script:
+      - stack test
+      - sh/release-king-linux64-dynamic
+
   - os: osx
     language: generic
     sudo: required
     env: STACK_YAML=pkg/hs/stack.yaml
-
+    cache:
+      directories:
+      - $HOME/.ghc
+      - $HOME/.cabal
+      - $HOME/.stack
+      - $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/.stack-work
     before_install:
       - sh/travis-install-stack
-
     install:
       - stack --no-terminal --install-ghc build urbit-king --only-dependencies
-
     script:
+      - stack test
       - sh/release-king-darwin-dynamic
 
-cache:
-  directories:
-  - $HOME/.ghc
-  - $HOME/.cabal
-  - $HOME/.stack
-  - $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/.stack-work
-
 deploy:
   - skip_cleanup: true
     provider: gcs
diff --git a/sh/ci-tests b/sh/ci-tests
index 1ca8f1b3ca..3a53726535 100755
--- a/sh/ci-tests
+++ b/sh/ci-tests
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 set -ex
 
-export STACK_YAML="`pwd`/pkg/hs/stack.yaml"
-
-stack test urbit-king
-
 if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" = false ]
 then
 
diff --git a/sh/test b/sh/test
index dac77b5a8a..c3b7f37081 100755
--- a/sh/test
+++ b/sh/test
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-stack test urbit-king --fast
-
 pkg=$(nix-build nix/ops -A test --no-out-link "$@")
 
 hdr () {