diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9c15e1a17f8b..221aefd23a6b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ script:
       $DOCKER_CMD Azure/azure-libraries-for-java -v
     fi
   - >-
-    if [[ $MODE == 'branchStrategy' && $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST != 'false' && $TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG == 'Azure/azure-rest-api-specs-pr' && $TRAVIS_BRANCH == 'master' ]]; then
-      exit 1
+    if [[ $MODE == 'branchStrategy' ]]; then
+      # Check to ensure CI is not executing for a PR against the master branch in the private repository
+      ! [[ $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST != 'false' && $TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG == 'Azure/azure-rest-api-specs-pr' && $TRAVIS_BRANCH == 'master' ]]
     fi
   - >-
     if [[ $MODE == 'syntax' ]]; then