diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 59a0100ae..a62c88685 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ jobs:
       env: YTDL_TEST_SET=download
     - env: JYTHON=true; YTDL_TEST_SET=core
     - env: JYTHON=true; YTDL_TEST_SET=download
+    - python: 3.8
+      install: pip install flake8
+      script: flake8 .
   fast_finish: true
   allow_failures:
     - env: YTDL_TEST_SET=download
@@ -42,7 +45,4 @@ jobs:
     - env: JYTHON=true; YTDL_TEST_SET=download
 before_install:
   - if [ "$JYTHON" == "true" ]; then ./devscripts/install_jython.sh; export PATH="$HOME/jython/bin:$PATH"; fi
-script:
-  - pip install "flake8; python_version >= '2.7' and python_version != '3.0' and python_version != '3.1' and python_version != '3.2' and  python_version != '3.3'"
-  - if [ -x "$(command -v flake8)" ]; then flake8 . ;fi
-  - ./devscripts/run_tests.sh
+script: ./devscripts/run_tests.sh