diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 955aa5bae..4f98c1364 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ node_js:
 env:
   - NPM_SCRIPT="tap:unit -- --jobs=4"
   - NPM_SCRIPT="tap:integration -- --jobs=4"
+  - NODE_ENV=production
 sudo: false
 cache:
   directories:
   - node_modules
 install:
-- npm install
-- npm update
+- npm --production=false install
+- npm --production=false update
 script: npm run $NPM_SCRIPT
 jobs:
     include:
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index b58666d47..7166587fc 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ const base = {
             }
         }]
     },
-    plugins: [
+    plugins: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? [
         new webpack.optimize.UglifyJsPlugin({
             include: /\.min\.js$/,
             minimize: true
         })
-    ]
+    ] : []
 };
 
 module.exports = [