diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 92a9efec75364afaf8814add10164f8ce908efa7..3b4dc89da9d850a78c47b28d6da2be92276eea8b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ node_js:
  - "9.11.1"
  - "10.1.0"
 script:
+ - npm run-script build
  - npm run-script coverage
  - npm run-script lint
 notifications: