diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1db20db646..bc4534879a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ If you have any problems building, please consult the developer [FAQ][].
 
 ### Build status of nightly builds
 
-| AppVeyor (Windows)       | Travis CI (Linux / macOS) | Code Coverage Status |
-|--------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
-| [![av-nightly-image][]][av-nightly-site] | [![tv-nightly-image][]][tv-site] | [![cc-image][]][cc-site] |
+| AppVeyor (Windows)       | Travis CI (Linux) | Travis CI (macOS) | Code Coverage Status |
+|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
+| [![av-nightly-image][]][av-nightly-site] | [![linux-nightly-image][]][tv-site] | [![osx-nightly-image][]][tv-site] | [![cc-image][]][cc-site] |
 
 [bd-linux]: docs/building/linux.md
 [bd-windows]: docs/building/windows-core.md
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ If you have any problems building, please consult the developer [FAQ][].
 [tv-site]: https://travis-ci.org/PowerShell/PowerShell/branches
 [av-image]: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/nsng9iobwa895f98/branch/master?svg=true
 [av-site]: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/PowerShell/powershell
-[tv-nightly-image]: https://jimtru1979.blob.core.windows.net/badges/DailyBuildStatus.svg
+[linux-nightly-image]: https://jimtru1979.blob.core.windows.net/badges/DailyBuildStatus.Linux.svg
+[osx-nightly-image]: https://jimtru1979.blob.core.windows.net/badges/DailyBuildStatus.OSX.svg
 [av-nightly-image]: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/46yd4jogtm2jodcq?svg=true
 [av-nightly-site]: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/PowerShell/powershell-f975h
 [cc-site]: https://codecov.io/gh/PowerShell/PowerShell
diff --git a/tools/travis.ps1 b/tools/travis.ps1
index 7fb945ab0f..38ecc8d2c4 100644
--- a/tools/travis.ps1
+++ b/tools/travis.ps1
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ function Get-DailyBadge
 #
 # the best way to do this would be if travis-ci supported a webcall to get
 # the status of cron_job builds, but it doesn't, so we have this
+# also, since we can have a build on Linux which succeeds and one on OSX which
+# doesn't we'll set the appropriate badge so the the README can pick it up
 function Set-DailyBuildBadge
 {
     [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true)]
@@ -40,7 +42,8 @@ function Set-DailyBuildBadge
     $storageAccountKey = $Env:TestResultAccountKey
 
     # this is the url referenced in README.MD which displays the badge
-    $Url = "https://jimtru1979.blob.core.windows.net/badges/DailyBuildStatus.svg"
+    $platform = if ( $IsOSX ) { "OSX" } else { "Linux" }
+    $Url = "https://jimtru1979.blob.core.windows.net/badges/DailyBuildStatus.${platform}.svg"
 
     $body = $content
     $bytes = ([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($body))
@@ -112,6 +115,8 @@ else
 # Run a full build if the build was trigger via cron, api or the commit message contains `[Feature]`
 $hasFeatureTag = $commitMessage -match '\[feature\]'
 $isDailyBuild = $env:TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE -eq 'cron' -or $env:TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE -eq 'api'
+# only update the build badge for the cron job
+$cronBuild = $env:TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE -eq 'cron'
 $isFullBuild = $isDailyBuild -or $hasFeatureTag
 
 if($Bootstrap.IsPresent)
@@ -198,6 +203,7 @@ else
             }            
         }
 
+        # Determine whether the build passed
         try {
             # this throws if there was an error
             Test-PSPesterResults -ResultObject $pesterPassThruObject
@@ -207,8 +213,8 @@ else
             $resultError = $_
             $result = "FAIL"
         }
-        if ( $isDailyBuild ) {
-            # now update the badge if you've done a full build, these are not fatal issues
+        # update the badge if you've done a cron build, these are not fatal issues
+        if ( $cronBuild ) {
             try {
                 $svgData = Get-DailyBadge -result $result
                 if ( ! $svgData ) {