diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 80312f1c..ced5b41a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ deploy:
     condition: $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == "osx"
   skip_upload_docs: true
 
+  # null deploy for osx
+  # we really just want to run after_deploy *after* pypi upload is done, but
+  # after_deploy on runs if a given box deployed
+  provider: script
+  script: .travis/null_deploy.sh
+  on:
+    branch: master
+    tags: false
+    condition: "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx"
+
 after_deploy: |
   if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then
     bash .travis/osx_brew.sh
diff --git a/.travis/null_deploy.sh b/.travis/null_deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c4f76591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis/null_deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file