diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c9b7a4dfe1..3ed6972aef 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ addons:
       - openssl
 python:
   - "2.7"
-  - "3.4"
+#  - "3.4"  Failing due to what look like travis network errors; disabling for now
   - "3.5"
   - "3.6"
 # 3.7 fails with: Unable to download 3.7 archive. The archive may not exist.