diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fec3f669..c0724e84 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 language: go
+arch:
+    - amd64
+    - ppc64le
 
 go:
   - 1.10.x
@@ -13,3 +16,8 @@ script:
 
 after_success:
   - bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
+  
+matrix: 
+   allow_failures:
+    - go: "1.10.x"
+