diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fbbf00ad..17100247 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ language: java
 jdk: oraclejdk8
 
 before_script:
-  - 'export JAVA_OPTS= -Xss16M'
+  - 'export JAVA_OPTS=-Xss16M'
 
 script:
   - ./gradlew build publish