diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 706884102..9e9ba912e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ script:
       if [[ $GROUP == docs ]]; then
         EXIT_STATUS=0
         make -C docs/ html || EXIT_STATUS=$?
-        make -C docs/ linkcheck || EXIT_STATUS=$?
+        'if [[ $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE == cron ]]; then make -C docs/ linkcheck || EXIT_STATUS=$?; fi'
         pytest --nbval --current-env docs || EXIT_STATUS=$?
         exit $EXIT_STATUS
       fi