diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 11084558d..b58246ccd 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -141,6 +141,6 @@ stages:
 - name: test
   if: type != cron
 - name: smoke
-  if: type NOT IN (cron, pull_request)
+  if: type NOT IN (cron, pull_request) AND (branch =~ /^(develop|master|release\/|hotfix\/)/)
 - name: update translations
   if: branch == develop AND type == cron