diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 04f8f516..a938f5ee 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ python:
 # command to install dependencies
 install: "make"
 # command to run tests
+script:
+  - |
+    if [[ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" != "2.6" ]] ; then make test-readme; fi
+  - make ci
 cache: pip
 jobs:
   include: