diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 29d8db7e4..6fc21e092 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ install:
   - echo $PATH; which python; which pip; which tox
   - python misc/build_helpers/show-tool-versions.py
 script:
+  - tox -e codechecks
   - if [ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" = "osx" ]; then tox; else tox -e coverage; fi
 after_success:
   coveralls