diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ea390e02b..2baed8ea6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         ## run unit tests and generate coverage data
         - cd monkey  # this is our source dir
         - pip install pytest-xdist
-        - python -m pytest -n auto --cov=. # have to use `python -m pytest` instead of `pytest` to add "{$builddir}/monkey/monkey" to sys.path.
+        - python -m pytest -n auto --dist loadscope --cov=. # have to use `python -m pytest` instead of `pytest` to add "{$builddir}/monkey/monkey" to sys.path.
 
         # check js code. the npm install must happen after the flake8 because the node_modules folder will cause a lot of errors.
         - cd monkey_island/cc/ui
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
         ## run unit tests and generate coverage data
         - cd monkey  # this is our source dir
         - pip install pytest-xdist
-        - python -m pytest -n auto
+        - python -m pytest -n auto --dist loadscope
 
 
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