diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 622ddee0..6a341ef3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ python:
 sudo: false
 env:
   - CASS_DRIVER_NO_CYTHON=1
-  - 
 
 addons:
   apt:
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 37ca9de7..a7a9c781 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ build:
         python setup.py build_ext --inplace --no-cython
       fi
 
+      # Run the unit tests, this is not done in travis because
+      # it takes too much time for the whole matrix to build with cython
+      if [[ $CYTHON == 'CYTHON' ]]; then
+        EVENT_LOOP_MANAGER=$EVENT_LOOP_MANAGER VERIFY_CYTHON=1 nosetests -s -v --logging-format="[%(levelname)s] %(asctime)s %(thread)d: %(message)s" --with-ignore-docstrings --with-xunit --xunit-file=cqle_results.xml tests/unit/ || true
+        MONKEY_PATCH_LOOP=1 EVENT_LOOP_MANAGER=$EVENT_LOOP_MANAGER VERIFY_CYTHON=1 nosetests -s -v --logging-format="[%(levelname)s] %(asctime)s %(thread)d: %(message)s" --with-ignore-docstrings --with-xunit --xunit-file=cqle_results.xml tests/unit/io/test_eventletreactor.py || true
+        MONKEY_PATCH_LOOP=1 EVENT_LOOP_MANAGER=$EVENT_LOOP_MANAGER VERIFY_CYTHON=1 nosetests -s -v --logging-format="[%(levelname)s] %(asctime)s %(thread)d: %(message)s" --with-ignore-docstrings --with-xunit --xunit-file=cqle_results.xml tests/unit/io/test_geventreactor.py || true
+
+      fi
+
       echo "Running with event loop manager: $EVENT_LOOP_MANAGER"
       echo "==========RUNNING CQLENGINE TESTS=========="
       EVENT_LOOP_MANAGER=$EVENT_LOOP_MANAGER CASSANDRA_VERSION=$CCM_CASSANDRA_VERSION VERIFY_CYTHON=$FORCE_CYTHON nosetests -s -v --logging-format="[%(levelname)s] %(asctime)s %(thread)d: %(message)s" --with-ignore-docstrings --with-xunit --xunit-file=cqle_results.xml tests/integration/cqlengine/ || true