diff --git a/gradle/buildViaTravis.sh b/gradle/buildViaTravis.sh
index 61610d131a..ea385c3e92 100755
--- a/gradle/buildViaTravis.sh
+++ b/gradle/buildViaTravis.sh
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@ export GRADLE_OPTS=-Xmx1024m
 
 if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]; then
   echo -e "Build Pull Request #$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST => Branch [$TRAVIS_BRANCH]"
-  ./gradlew -PreleaseMode=pr build
+  ./gradlew -PreleaseMode=pr build --stacktrace
 elif [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ] && [ "$TRAVIS_TAG" == "" ]; then
-  echo -e 'Build Branch with Snapshot => Branch ['$TRAVIS_BRANCH']'
-  ./gradlew -PreleaseMode=branch -PbintrayUser="${bintrayUser}" -PbintrayKey="${bintrayKey}" -PsonatypeUsername="${sonatypeUsername}" -PsonatypePassword="${sonatypePassword}" build --stacktrace
+  if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" != "3.x" ]; then
+     echo -e 'Build secondary Branch (no snapshot) => Branch ['$TRAVIS_BRANCH']'
+     ./gradlew -PreleaseMode=pr build --stacktrace
+  else
+     echo -e 'Build Branch with Snapshot => Branch ['$TRAVIS_BRANCH']'
+     ./gradlew -PreleaseMode=branch -PbintrayUser="${bintrayUser}" -PbintrayKey="${bintrayKey}" -PsonatypeUsername="${sonatypeUsername}" -PsonatypePassword="${sonatypePassword}" build --stacktrace
+  fi
 elif [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ] && [ "$TRAVIS_TAG" != "" ]; then
   echo -e 'Build Branch for Release => Branch ['$TRAVIS_BRANCH']  Tag ['$TRAVIS_TAG']'
   ./gradlew -PreleaseMode=full -PbintrayUser="${bintrayUser}" -PbintrayKey="${bintrayKey}" -PsonatypeUsername="${sonatypeUsername}" -PsonatypePassword="${sonatypePassword}" build --stacktrace
diff --git a/gradle/push_javadoc.sh b/gradle/push_javadoc.sh
index 2f7e6ee8b9..c8f648258e 100644
--- a/gradle/push_javadoc.sh
+++ b/gradle/push_javadoc.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
+# only when on the 3.x branch and not tagged
+if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" != "3.x" ] && [ "$TRAVIS_TAG" == "" ]; then
+    echo -e "On a secondary branch '$TRAVIS_BRANCH', skipping JavaDocs pushback."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 # get the current build tag if any
 buildTag="$TRAVIS_TAG"
 echo -e "Travis tag: '$buildTag'"