diff --git a/scripts/extract.js b/scripts/extract.js
index 73e5fa7b6..2f1947f0e 100644
--- a/scripts/extract.js
+++ b/scripts/extract.js
@@ -13,16 +13,15 @@ const config = require('../config');
 const SNIPPETS_PATH = `./${config.snippetPath}`;
 const OUTPUT_PATH = `./${config.snippetDataPath}`;
 
-// Check if running on Travis, only build for cron jobs and custom builds
+// Terminate if parent commit is a Travis build
 if (
   util.isTravisCI() &&
-  process.env['TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE'] !== 'cron' &&
-  process.env['TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE'] !== 'api'
+  /^Travis build: \d+/g.test(process.env['TRAVIS_COMMIT_MESSAGE'])
 ) {
   console.log(
     `${green(
-      'NOBUILD',
-    )} snippet extraction terminated, not a cron or api build!`,
+      'NOEXTRACT',
+    )} Snippet extraction terminated, parent commit is a Travis build!`,
   );
   process.exit(0);
 }