diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2030ae91..61f67cd5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       env: TEST_SUITE=non_srv_pkg_tests
     - name: "Compile and various checks with older Go release"
       go: 1.17.x
-      env: TEST_SUITE=compile
+      env: TEST_SUITE=build_only
 
 script: ./scripts/runTestsOnTravis.sh $TEST_SUITE
 
diff --git a/scripts/runTestsOnTravis.sh b/scripts/runTestsOnTravis.sh
index 12b0bc6d..8f42cc62 100755
--- a/scripts/runTestsOnTravis.sh
+++ b/scripts/runTestsOnTravis.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ if [ "$1" = "compile" ]; then
         go test -race -v -run=TestVersionMatchesTag ./server -count=1 -vet=off
     fi
 
+elif [ "$1" = "build_only" ]; then
+    go build;
+
 elif [ "$1" = "no_race_tests" ]; then
 
     # Run tests without the `-race` flag. By convention, those tests start