diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9f4b7d3d4..2126d7472 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ script: make -j2 && HAVE_DOT=YES doxygen Doxyfile
 notifications:
   email: false
   irc:
+    on_success: change
+    on_failure: change
     channels:
       - "chat.freenode.net#monero-dev"
     nick: monero