diff --git a/features/support/env.rb b/features/support/env.rb
index 0523ff9a0..790a9d194 100644
--- a/features/support/env.rb
+++ b/features/support/env.rb
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ end
 # https://makandracards.com/makandra/950-speed-up-rspec-by-deferring-garbage-collection
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "spec", "support", "deferred_garbage_collection")
 Before do
-  DeferredGarbageCollection.start
+  DeferredGarbageCollection.start unless ENV['TRAVIS']
 end
 After do
-  DeferredGarbageCollection.reconsider
+  DeferredGarbageCollection.reconsider unless ENV['TRAVIS']
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index a0bfa718c..f8badfa43 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ end
 # https://makandracards.com/makandra/950-speed-up-rspec-by-deferring-garbage-collection
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.before(:all) do
-    DeferredGarbageCollection.start
+    DeferredGarbageCollection.start unless ENV['TRAVIS']
   end
   config.after(:all) do
-    DeferredGarbageCollection.reconsider
+    DeferredGarbageCollection.reconsider unless ENV['TRAVIS']
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/deferred_garbage_collection.rb b/spec/support/deferred_garbage_collection.rb
index fa4e67c6c..2cca9142a 100644
--- a/spec/support/deferred_garbage_collection.rb
+++ b/spec/support/deferred_garbage_collection.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://makandracards.com/makandra/950-speed-up-rspec-by-deferring-garbage-collection
 class DeferredGarbageCollection
 
-  DEFERRED_GC_THRESHOLD = (ENV['DEFER_GC'] || 2.0).to_f #used to be 10.0
+  DEFERRED_GC_THRESHOLD = (ENV['DEFER_GC'] || 10.0).to_f #used to be 10.0
 
   @@last_gc_run = Time.now