diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ebbfd131d..fe15c5575 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ matrix:
       arch: arm64
       env:
         - PYTHON_COMMAND=python3
+    - name: "arch: i686"
+      go: 1.13.x
+      arch: amd64
+      env:
+        - PYTHON_COMMAND=python3
+        - GOARCH=386
+        - CGO_ENABLED=1
+        - SKIP_PYTHON_BINDINGS_TESTS=1
     - name: "arch: ppc64le"
       go: 1.13.x
       arch: ppc64le
diff --git a/tests.sh b/tests.sh
index 80e0bb0c0..0efbf15fe 100755
--- a/tests.sh
+++ b/tests.sh
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@ PYTHON_COMMAND=${PYTHON_COMMAND:=python}
 
 set -x
 
+[ "$SKIP_GO_TESTS" == 1 ] || go test ./...
 
-[ "$1" = "--skip-go-test" ] || go test ./...
+if [ "$SKIP_PYTHON_BINDINGS_TESTS" == 1 ]
+then
+    c-bindings-tests/build.sh
+else
+    c-bindings-tests/run.sh
 
-
-c-bindings-tests/run.sh
-
-$PYTHON_COMMAND setup.py build
-$PYTHON_COMMAND setup.py test
+    $PYTHON_COMMAND setup.py build
+    $PYTHON_COMMAND setup.py test
+fi
 
 export IMPLEMENTATION=golang
 
diff --git a/travisBuild.sh b/travisBuild.sh
index 6915c3615..48e3142fa 100755
--- a/travisBuild.sh
+++ b/travisBuild.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 run_tests() {
   $GOPATH/bin/goveralls -service=travis-ci
-  ./tests.sh --skip-go-test
+  SKIP_GO_TESTS=1 ./tests.sh
 }
 
 run_tests