diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1e91cb501..4dc78ca0e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 dist: trusty
 language: java
 jdk: oraclejdk8
+
+#preventing travis from reseting my working directory
+deploy:
+    skip_cleanup: true
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