diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4833c76e9d..8ba93ec02e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ python:
   - "3.5"
   - "3.6"
 sudo: false
-script: nosetests test --verbose
+env:
+  - YTDL_TEST_SET=core
+  - YTDL_TEST_SET=download
+before_script:
+  - chmod +x ./devscripts/run_tests.sh
+script: ./devscripts/run_tests.sh
 notifications:
   email:
     - filippo.valsorda@gmail.com
diff --git a/devscripts/run_tests.sh b/devscripts/run_tests.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f4c1e083c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devscripts/run_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+DOWNLOAD_TESTS="age_restriction|download|subtitles|write_annotations|iqiyi_sdk_interpreter"
+
+test_set=""
+
+case "$YTDL_TEST_SET" in
+    core)
+        test_set="-I test_($DOWNLOAD_TESTS)\.py"
+    ;;
+    download)
+        test_set="-I test_(?!$DOWNLOAD_TESTS).+\.py"
+    ;;
+    *)
+        break
+    ;;
+esac
+
+nosetests test --verbose $test_set