diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2e65f7c..6ad463d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ script:
   - cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
-  - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE} ../
+  - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE} -DBUILD_TESTING=ON ../
   - make
   - make test
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 39178d0..82c1b5b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ configure_package_config_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/OsqpEigenConfig.cmake.in
 
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/OsqpEigenConfig.cmake DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/OsqpEigen)
 
-option(BUILD_TESTING "Create tests using CMake" ON)
+option(BUILD_TESTING "Create tests using CMake" OFF)
 
 include(AddUninstallTarget)