diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d2df18318b..aa41e70be7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ env:
   - CHANGE_MINIKUBE_NONE_USER=true
   - KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.8.0
   - DOCKER=docker
+  - TRAVIS_TIMEOUT=240
   - secure: 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
   - secure: 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
   - secure: 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
@@ -54,21 +55,31 @@ jobs:
   # split builds to avoid job timeouts
   - stage: publish amd64
     if: type = api AND branch = master AND repo = kubernetes/ingress-nginx
+    env:
+    - ARCH=amd64
     script:
-    - travis_wait 240 ARCH=amd64 .travis/publish.sh
+    - travis_wait ${TRAVIS_TIMEOUT} .travis/publish.sh
   - stage: publish arm
     if: type = api AND branch = master AND repo = kubernetes/ingress-nginx
+    env:
+    - ARCH=arm
     script:
-    - travis_wait 240 ARCH=arm .travis/publish.sh
+    - travis_wait ${TRAVIS_TIMEOUT} .travis/publish.sh
   - stage: publish arm64
     if: type = api AND branch = master AND repo = kubernetes/ingress-nginx
+    env:
+    - ARCH=arm64
     script:
-    - travis_wait 240 ARCH=arm64 .travis/publish.sh
+    - travis_wait ${TRAVIS_TIMEOUT} .travis/publish.sh
   - stage: publish ppc64le
     if: type = api AND branch = master AND repo = kubernetes/ingress-nginx
+    env:
+    - ARCH=ppc64le
     script:
-    - travis_wait 240 ARCH=ppc64le .travis/publish.sh
+    - travis_wait ${TRAVIS_TIMEOUT} .travis/publish.sh
   - stage: publish s390x
     if: type = api AND branch = master AND repo = kubernetes/ingress-nginx
+    env:
+    - ARCH=s390x
     script:
-    - travis_wait 240 ARCH=s390x .travis/publish.sh
+    - travis_wait ${TRAVIS_TIMEOUT} .travis/publish.sh