diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index aba384359..64da6f723 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ cache: npm
 script:
   - npm run lint
   - npm run test:ci
-  - npm run build
+  - npm run build:prod
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e4d4db8a..c77787bb4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "ng": "ng",
     "start": "ng serve",
     "build": "ng build",
+    "build:prod": "ng build --prod",
     "test": "jest --verbose",
     "test:ci": "jest -ci --runInBand --verbose",
     "test:watch": "jest --watch",