diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6a3cca25..3a3d7027 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ env:
 install: "pip install -r requirements.txt"
 script:
 - flake8
+- python manage.py compilemessages
 - python manage.py test -v 3
 # - coverage run --source='.' manage.py test dynamicweb -v 3
 # - coverage report