diff --git a/.travis/grains.sh b/.travis/grains.sh
index db34795..dcde6f3 100644
--- a/.travis/grains.sh
+++ b/.travis/grains.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-salt-call --local --config=./ --state-output=changes grains.setvals "{ \"user\": \"$(whoami)\", \"group\": \"$(id -g -n $(whoami))\", \"homedir\": \"$HOME\" }"
+salt-call --local --config=./ --state-output=changes grains.setvals "{ \"user\": \"$(whoami)\", \"group\": \"$(id -g -n $(whoami))\", \"homedir\": \"$HOME\", \"travis\": True }"
diff --git a/salty/base/zsh/init.sls b/salty/base/zsh/init.sls
index c1394d8..f46f2b0 100644
--- a/salty/base/zsh/init.sls
+++ b/salty/base/zsh/init.sls
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ zsh:
   pkg.installed:
     - name: zsh
 
+{% if grains['travis'] != True %}
 zsh-syntax-highlighting:
   pkg.installed:
     - name: zsh-syntax-highlighting
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if grains['kernel'] == 'Darwin' %}
 zsh-completions: