diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 882d0f83f..6be632422 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ matrix:
       osx_image: xcode9.4
       env: APPLE_BUILD=1
       compiler: clang
+    - os: osx
+      osx_image: xcode9.4
+      env: APPLE_BUILD=1 RELEASE_BUILD=1
+      compiler: clang
 
 # install dependencies
 install:
@@ -62,4 +66,4 @@ deploy:
   on:
     repo: baldurk/renderdoc
     branch: v1.x
-    condition: $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = osx
+    condition: $TRAVIS_OS_NAME$RELEASE_BUILD = osx1
diff --git a/util/travis/osx_compile.sh b/util/travis/osx_compile.sh
index 8395d42e9..d38306a44 100755
--- a/util/travis/osx_compile.sh
+++ b/util/travis/osx_compile.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,20 @@
 
 mkdir build
 pushd build
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
+if [[ "$RELEASE_BUILD" == "1" ]]; then
+	cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+else
+	cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
+fi
 make -j2
 popd # build
 
 echo "--- Running unit tests ---"
 
-trap 'exit' ERR
-./build/bin/renderdoccmd test unit
-./build/bin/qrenderdoc.app/Contents/MacOS/qrenderdoc --unittest
+if [[ "$RELEASE_BUILD" == "1" ]]; then
+	echo "Not running tests on release build"
+else
+	trap 'exit' ERR
+	./build/bin/renderdoccmd test unit
+	./build/bin/qrenderdoc.app/Contents/MacOS/qrenderdoc --unittest
+fi