diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9f760806..3afc9965 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -95,5 +95,5 @@ deploy:
   on:
     tags: true
     repo: MongoEngine/mongoengine
-    condition: ($PYMONGO = 3.x) AND ($MONGODB = 3.4)
+    condition: $PYMONGO = 3.x AND $MONGODB = 3.4
     python: 2.7