diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 219e262d8..13a63cc74 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ addons:
 env:
   global:
     - RAILS_ENV=test
+    - RUBY_THREAD_VM_STACK_SIZE=5242880
     - DATABASE_URL=postgres://travis@localhost:5433/Forem_prod_test
     - DATABASE_NAME=Forem_prod_test
     - DATABASE_URL_TEST=postgres://travis@localhost:5433/Forem_test