diff --git a/tools/travis/build_byond.sh b/tools/travis/build_byond.sh
index 254dc614813..a25b6a5cff3 100755
--- a/tools/travis/build_byond.sh
+++ b/tools/travis/build_byond.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ if [ "$BUILD_TOOLS" = false ]; then
 	fi;
 
 	#config folder should not be mandatory
-	rm -rf config
+	rm -rf config/*
+	
+	#disable all ruins
+	echo -e "LAVALAND_BUDGET 0\nSPACE_BUDGET 0" > config/config.txt
 
     source $HOME/BYOND-${BYOND_MAJOR}.${BYOND_MINOR}/byond/bin/byondsetup
 	if [ "$BUILD_TESTING" = true ]; then