diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index af28822d47..de54510674 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ before_script:
   - php artisan migrate --package cartalyst/sentry --env=testing --no-interaction -vvv
   - php artisan migrate --env=testing --no-interaction -vvv
   - php artisan db:seed --env=testing --no-interaction -vvv
+  - ping -c 5 snipe-it.dev
   # - cat /etc/hosts
   # - curl -vvvvv -D - http://snipe-it.dev/nonexistent