diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0adb8516a..b0cac2350 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ script:
   - tools/generate_and_run_more_tests.sh
 # check test/cfg
   - make checkcfg
+  - make validateCFG
   - cd ./gui
 # clean rebuild
   - git clean -dfx .