diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index f6b55bf7abf7c..503e154e2b8f9 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ environment:
     CMD_IN_ENV: "cmd /E:ON /V:ON /C .\\ci\\run_with_env.cmd"
 
   matrix:
-    # https://github.com/conda/conda-build/issues/1001
-    # disabling 3.4 as windows complains upon compiling byte
-    # code
-    - PYTHON: "C:\\Python34_64"
-      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.4"
-      PYTHON_ARCH: "64"
-      CONDA_PY: "34"
-      CONDA_NPY: "19"
+
+    # disable python 3.4 ATM
+    #- PYTHON: "C:\\Python34_64"
+    #  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.4"
+    #  PYTHON_ARCH: "64"
+    #  CONDA_PY: "34"
+    #  CONDA_NPY: "19"
 
     - PYTHON: "C:\\Python27_64"
       PYTHON_VERSION: "2.7"
@@ -67,6 +66,9 @@ install:
   - cmd: conda update -q conda
 
   # fix conda-build version
+  # https://github.com/conda/conda-build/issues/1001
+  # disabling 3.4 as windows complains upon compiling byte
+  # code
   - cmd: conda install conda-build=1.21.7
   - cmd: conda config --set ssl_verify false