diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a022851b6..94aeacdfc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ install:
   - sudo apt-get install portaudio19-dev
   - pip install PyQt5 sip
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
+  - bash tools/build_ui.sh
   - pip install nose
   - pip install coveralls