diff --git a/conda_smithy/cli.py b/conda_smithy/cli.py
index e0db2b1e0..9dc2abc8c 100755
--- a/conda_smithy/cli.py
+++ b/conda_smithy/cli.py
@@ -88,13 +88,6 @@ def __call__(self, args):
                           "conda-recipe you want to build a feedstock for. Got {}".format(
                 args.recipe_directory))
 
-        # conda-build has some really fruity behaviour where it needs CONDA_NPY
-        # and CONDA_PY in order to even read a meta. Because we compute version
-        # matricies anyway the actual number makes absolutely no difference.
-        import conda_build.config
-        conda_build.metadata.config.CONDA_NPY = '99.9'
-        conda_build.metadata.config.CONDA_PY = 10
-
         # Get some information about the source recipe.
         if args.recipe_directory:
             meta = MetaData(args.recipe_directory)
diff --git a/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py b/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
index 1ce00402b..c2a39c79a 100755
--- a/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
+++ b/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ def main(forge_file_directory):
                                                tmplt_dir]))
 
     copy_feedstock_content(forge_dir)
+
+    # conda-build has some really fruity behaviour where it needs CONDA_NPY
+    # and CONDA_PY in order to even read a meta. Because we compute version
+    # matricies anyway the actual number makes absolutely no difference.
+    import conda_build.config
+    conda_build.metadata.config.CONDA_NPY = '99.9'
+    conda_build.metadata.config.CONDA_PY = 10
+
     render_run_docker_build(env, config, forge_dir)
     render_travis(env, config, forge_dir)
     render_appveyor(env, config, forge_dir)
diff --git a/conda_smithy/templates/travis.yml.tmpl b/conda_smithy/templates/travis.yml.tmpl
index b8073fbc4..ba95c1292 100644
--- a/conda_smithy/templates/travis.yml.tmpl
+++ b/conda_smithy/templates/travis.yml.tmpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {%- set conda_vars = {'python': 'CONDA_PY', 'numpy': 'CONDA_NPY'} -%}
 {% macro matrix_env(matrix_item) -%}
     {% for dep_name, version in matrix_item | sort %}{%- if dep_name in conda_vars %}{% set version = version|replace('.', '') %}{% endif -%}
-        {{ conda_vars.get(dep_name, 'CONDA_' + dep_name|upper) }}={{ version }}  {% endfor %}
+        {{ conda_vars.get(dep_name, 'CONDA_' + dep_name|upper) }}={{ version }}{% if not loop.last %}  {% endif %}{% endfor %}
 {%- endmacro %}
 # This file was generated automatically from conda-smithy. To update this configuration,
 # update the conda-forge.yaml and/or the recipe/meta.yaml.