diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3a6df9622..23d9ec619 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ before_install:
   - docker pull yglukhov/nim-base
 script:
   - docker run yglukhov/nim-base nim --version
-  - docker run -v "$(pwd):/project" -w /project yglukhov/nim-base nimble install -y && ./tests/test.sh
+  - docker run -v "$(pwd):/project" -w /project yglukhov/nim-base nimble install -y && ./tests/build_travis.sh && ./tests/test.sh
diff --git a/tests/build_test.sh b/tests/build_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..90deaa6d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/build_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+nim c tests/code_stream_test.nim
+nim c tests/gas_meter_test.nim
+nim c tests/memory_test.nim
+nim c tests/stack_test.nim
diff --git a/tests/build_travis.sh b/tests/build_travis.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..73c825e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/build_travis.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export PATH=$PATH:/nim/bin/nim
+"$(dirname -- "$0")/build_test.sh"
+
diff --git a/tests/test.sh b/tests/test.sh
index bd620c6a5..e52aa9fed 100755
--- a/tests/test.sh
+++ b/tests/test.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-nim c tests/code_stream_test.nim
-nim c tests/gas_meter_test.nim
-nim c tests/memory_test.nim
-nim c tests/stack_test.nim
 ./tests/code_stream_test
 ./tests/gas_meter_test
 ./tests/memory_test