diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1c3bae5d8..b6dce7a8b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ notifications:
   irc:
     channels:
       - "irc.oftc.net#mitmproxy"
+    use_notice: true
+    skip_join: true
     on_success: change
     on_failure: always
 cache:
   directories:
   - /home/travis/virtualenv/python2.7.9/lib/python2.7/site-packages
-  - /home/travis/virtualenv/pypy-2.4.0/site-packages
\ No newline at end of file
+  - /home/travis/virtualenv/pypy-2.4.0/site-packages