diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b1f796a7c3c6efce6ef8a63390a64e9db969d93a..1edaaf741f5fd7f4f4c7f7c124478d070fcf6269 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ install:
   - source activate test-environment
   - pip install nose-timer
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
+  - pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
   - pip install .
   - pip freeze
 env: