diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1be0b743..c2bcdf42 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ matrix:
       script: sh tests/test_docker.sh
     - name: Docker with Celery
       script: sh tests/test_docker.sh use_celery=y
+    - name: Bare metal
+      script: sh tests/test_bare.sh use_celery=y use_compressor=y
+      services:
+        - postgresql
+        - redis-server
+      env:
+        - CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0
 
 install:
   - pip install tox
diff --git a/tests/test_bare.sh b/tests/test_bare.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7021a7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_bare.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# this is a very simple script that tests the docker configuration for cookiecutter-django
+# it is meant to be run from the root directory of the repository, eg:
+# sh tests/test_docker.sh
+
+set -o errexit
+
+# install test requirements
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# create a cache directory
+mkdir -p .cache/bare
+cd .cache/bare
+
+# create the project using the default settings in cookiecutter.json
+cookiecutter ../../ --no-input --overwrite-if-exists use_docker=n $@
+cd my_awesome_project
+
+# Install OS deps
+sudo utility/install_os_dependencies.sh install
+
+# Install Python deps
+pip install -r requirements/local.txt
+
+# run the project's tests
+pytest