diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 7737571..111c5b4 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -16,17 +16,19 @@ if [[ "$SHOULD_BUILD" == "yes" ]]; then
   echo "LATEST_MS_COMMIT: ${LATEST_MS_COMMIT}"
   echo "BUILD_SOURCEVERSION: ${BUILD_SOURCEVERSION}"
 
-  export npm_config_arch="$BUILDARCH"
-  export npm_config_target_arch="$BUILDARCH"
+  if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "osx" ]]; then
+    export npm_config_arch="$BUILDARCH"
+    export npm_config_target_arch="$BUILDARCH"
+  fi
 
-  ./prepare_vscode.sh
+  . prepare_vscode.sh
 
   cd vscode || exit
 
   # these tasks are very slow, so using a keep alive to keep travis alive
-  keep_alive &
+  # keep_alive &
 
-  KA_PID=$!
+  # KA_PID=$!
 
   yarn monaco-compile-check
   yarn valid-layers-check
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ if [[ "$SHOULD_BUILD" == "yes" ]]; then
     . ../create_appimage.sh
   fi
 
-  kill $KA_PID
+  # kill $KA_PID
 
   cd ..
 fi
diff --git a/prepare_vscode.sh b/prepare_vscode.sh
index 6e911e8..479c5ba 100755
--- a/prepare_vscode.sh
+++ b/prepare_vscode.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
-export npm_config_arch="$BUILDARCH"
-export npm_config_target_arch="$BUILDARCH"
+if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "osx" ]]; then
+  export npm_config_arch="$BUILDARCH"
+  export npm_config_target_arch="$BUILDARCH"
+fi
 
 # cp -rp src/* vscode/
 cd vscode || exit