diff --git a/tools/travis.sh b/tools/travis.sh
index 24765d17e..f3ffb724b 100755
--- a/tools/travis.sh
+++ b/tools/travis.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 set -x
 ulimit -n 4096
+# do this for our daily build test run
+if [[ "$TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE" == "cron" ]]; then
+    powershell -c "Import-Module ./build.psm1; Start-PSBootstrap; Start-PSBuild -CrossGen; Start-PSPester -Tag @('CI','Feature','Scenario') -ExcludeTag RequireAdminOnWindows; Start-PSxUnit"
 # Only build packages for branches, not pull requests
-if [[ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ]]; then
+elif [[ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ]]; then
     powershell -c "Import-Module ./build.psm1; Start-PSBootstrap -Package; Start-PSBuild -CrossGen; Start-PSPackage; Start-PSPester -ThrowOnFailure; Test-PSPesterResults; Start-PSxUnit"
 else
     powershell -c "Import-Module ./build.psm1; Start-PSBootstrap; Start-PSBuild -CrossGen; Start-PSPester -ThrowOnFailure; Start-PSxUnit"