diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index de07ed0115e26eeea8122a360d6e444fb87555bd..39d035b8f3711a3bdeadfbf43289695010aafe93 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -43,5 +43,7 @@ matrix:
 
 notifications:
   email:
+  recipients:
+      - ensembl-core-git@ebi.ac.uk
     on_success: always
     on_failure: always