diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e1d6b6b4e..40ab543b0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -71,79 +71,89 @@ matrix:
   - os: linux
     compiler: clang
   # Exclude most osx, arm64 and ppc64le tests for pull requests, but build in branches
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  # NB: the cmake build is a partial java test
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: osx
     env: TEST_GROUP=1
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os : linux
     arch: arm64
     env: TEST_GROUP=1
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: linux
     arch: ppc64le
     env: TEST_GROUP=1
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: osx
     env: TEST_GROUP=2
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os : linux
     arch: arm64
     env: TEST_GROUP=2
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: linux
     arch: ppc64le
     env: TEST_GROUP=2
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: osx
     env: TEST_GROUP=3
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os : linux
     arch: arm64
     env: TEST_GROUP=3
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: linux
     arch: ppc64le
     env: TEST_GROUP=3
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: osx
     env: TEST_GROUP=4
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os : linux
     arch: arm64
     env: TEST_GROUP=4
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: linux
     arch: ppc64le
     env: TEST_GROUP=4
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
+    os : osx
+    env: JOB_NAME=java_test
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os : linux
     arch: arm64
-    env: JOB_NAME=java-test
-  - if: type != pull_request
+    env: JOB_NAME=java_test
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: linux
     arch: ppc64le
-    env: JOB_NAME=java-test
-  - if: type != pull_request
+    env: JOB_NAME=java_test
+  - if: type = pull_request
+    os : osx
+    env: JOB_NAME=lite_build
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os : linux
     arch: arm64
-    env: JOB_NAME=lite-build
-  - if: type != pull_request
+    env: JOB_NAME=lite_build
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: linux
     arch: ppc64le
-    env: JOB_NAME=lite-build
-  - if: type != pull_request
+    env: JOB_NAME=lite_build
+  - if: type = pull_request
+    os : osx
+    env: JOB_NAME=examples
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os : linux
     arch: arm64
     env: JOB_NAME=examples
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: linux
     arch: ppc64le
     env: JOB_NAME=examples
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os : linux
     arch: arm64
     env: JOB_NAME=cmake-gcc8
-  - if: type != pull_request
+  - if: type = pull_request
     os: linux
     arch: ppc64le
     env: JOB_NAME=cmake-gcc8