diff --git a/.ci/ci-make-check.sh b/.ci/ci-make-check.sh
index a55f8be020..4ecf5b5a38 100755
--- a/.ci/ci-make-check.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci-make-check.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fi
 travis_fold check "make check-TESTS"
 if [ "$DISTRO" != "" ] ; then
   for tries in 1 2 3 ; do
-    (docker exec --env MAKEFLAGS="-j5 -rR" --env EIO_MONITOR_POLL=1 $(cat $HOME/cid) make -j2 -C src/ check-TESTS) && break
+    (docker exec --env EINA_LOG_BACKTRACE="0" --env MAKEFLAGS="-j5 -rR" --env EIO_MONITOR_POLL=1 $(cat $HOME/cid) make -j2 -C src/ check-TESTS) && break
     docker exec --env MAKEFLAGS="-j5 -rR" --env EIO_MONITOR_POLL=1 $(cat $HOME/cid) cat src/test-suite.log
     if [ $tries != 3 ] ; then echo "tests failed, trying again!" ; fi
     false
diff --git a/.ci/distcheck.sh b/.ci/distcheck.sh
index 0024ce8566..890e9dd167 100755
--- a/.ci/distcheck.sh
+++ b/.ci/distcheck.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ make ${AM_MAKEFLAGS} check-build
 travis_endfold check-build
 travis_fold check-TESTS check-TESTS
 set +e
+export EINA_LOG_BACKTRACE="0"
 for tries in 1 2 3 ; do
   make ${AM_MAKEFLAGS} -C src/ -j1 check-TESTS && break
   cat src/test-suite.log