diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 83c7da85f..bb3337ffe 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ install:
   - "pip install -r requirements.txt"
   - "export PYTHONPATH=`pwd`"
   - "python setup.py build_ext --inplace"
+  - "python -m spacy.en.download"
 # command to run tests
 script:
   - py.test tests/