diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a910f7a3a..66bb31b4c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 language: node_js
+
 node_js:
   - '0.10'
   - '0.11'
+
 matrix:
   allow_failures:
     - node_js: '0.11'
+
+env:
+  - STRICT_REQUIRE=1
+
 script:
   - grunt travis
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index c8e522cbf..ed0d58215 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
                 command: 'node test/packages.js --force && node test/packages-svn.js --force'
             },
             cover: {
-                command: 'STRICT_REQUIRE=1 node node_modules/istanbul/lib/cli.js cover --dir ./test/reports node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha -- -R dot test/test.js'
+                command: 'node node_modules/istanbul/lib/cli.js cover --dir ./test/reports node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha -- -R dot test/test.js'
             },
             coveralls: {
                 command: 'node node_modules/.bin/coveralls < test/reports/lcov.info'
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 2d76ab04d..48dda1531 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ environment:
     - nodejs_version: "0.10"
     # - nodejs_version: "0.11"
   COVERALLS_SERVICE_NAME: appveyor
+  STRICT_REQUIRE: 1
 
 # Allow failing jobs for bleeding-edge Node.js versions.
 matrix: