diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 481372adf88..bc3639fca0e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ jobs:
       env: TEST_SUITE=docker
   allow_failures:
     - env: TEST_SUITE=docker
+    # temporary Python 2.6 exception while we figure out why Travis is hanging
+    - python: '2.6'
 
 stages:
   - 'style checks'