diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b8b943d77..d309e029d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ matrix:
   include:
     # unit tests (openjdk7, oraclejdk7 and oraclejdk8)
     - jdk: openjdk7
-      env: DESC="unit tests on openjdk7" MAIN_ARGS="test" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
+      env: DESC="unit tests" MAIN_ARGS="test" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
     - jdk: oraclejdk7
-      env: DESC="unit tests on oraclejdk7" MAIN_ARGS="test" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
+      env: DESC="unit tests" MAIN_ARGS="test" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
     - jdk: oraclejdk8
-      env: DESC="unit tests on oraclejdk8" MAIN_ARGS="test" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
+      env: DESC="unit tests" MAIN_ARGS="test" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
     # checkstyle (openjdk7, oraclejdk7 and oraclejdk8)
     - jdk: openjdk7
-      env: DESC="checkstyle on openjdk7" MAIN_ARGS="verify -DskipTests -Dpmd.skip=true -Dfindbugs.skip=true -Dcobertura.skip=true" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
+      env: DESC="checkstyle" MAIN_ARGS="verify -DskipTests -Dpmd.skip=true -Dfindbugs.skip=true -Dcobertura.skip=true" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
     - jdk: oraclejdk7
-      env: DESC="checkstyle on oraclejdk7" MAIN_ARGS="verify -DskipTests -Dpmd.skip=true -Dfindbugs.skip=true -Dcobertura.skip=true" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
+      env: DESC="checkstyle" MAIN_ARGS="verify -DskipTests -Dpmd.skip=true -Dfindbugs.skip=true -Dcobertura.skip=true" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
     - jdk: oraclejdk8
-      env: DESC="checkstyle on oraclejdk8" MAIN_ARGS="verify -DskipTests -Dpmd.skip=true -Dfindbugs.skip=true -Dcobertura.skip=true" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
+      env: DESC="checkstyle" MAIN_ARGS="verify -DskipTests -Dpmd.skip=true -Dfindbugs.skip=true -Dcobertura.skip=true" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
     # cobertura and coveralls (oraclejdk8)
     - jdk: oraclejdk8
       env: DESC="cobertura and coveralls" MAIN_ARGS="verify -Dpmd.skip=true -Dfindbugs.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.ant.skip=true" COVERALLS_ARGS="mvn clean cobertura:cobertura coveralls:report"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ matrix:
       env: DESC="findbugs and pmd" MAIN_ARGS="compile pmd:check findbugs:check" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
     # site (oraclejdk8 as 'site' success is required to be sure that on release time all will be ok, admins will use oracle8 version)
     - jdk: oraclejdk8
-      env: DESC="site on oraclejdk8" MAIN_ARGS="site -Dlinkcheck.skip=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -DskipTests -Dpmd.skip=true -Dfindbugs.skip=true -Dcobertura.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.ant.skip=true" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
+      env: DESC="site" MAIN_ARGS="site -Dlinkcheck.skip=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -DskipTests -Dpmd.skip=true -Dfindbugs.skip=true -Dcobertura.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.ant.skip=true" COVERALLS_ARGS=""
 
 script: mvn clean $MAIN_ARGS