diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bdddb00a2..b1af31f5a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
       before_install: ./scripts/travis/verifyReleaseTag.sh 
       name: "Maven release"
       # install: skip  # Release command from bamboo
-      install: if [[ -z ${release_version}] || [ -z ${development_version}]]; then exit -1 \
+      install: if [[ -z ${release_version}] || [ -z ${development_version}]]; then skip \
               else \
                 mvn --batch-mode \ 
                 -DreleaseVersion=${release_version} \