diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+language: julia
+os:
+  - linux
+julia:
+  - release
+notifications:
+  email: false
+script:
+  - if [[ -a .git/shallow ]]; then git fetch --unshallow; fi
+  - julia --check-bounds=yes -e 'Pkg.clone(pwd()); Pkg.test("POMDPs")'
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
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+# just test to see if the import works
+import POMDPs