diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+language: node_js
+node_js:
+   - "0.11"
+before_install:
+   - "npm install jshint"
+install:
+   - "jshint *.js"
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@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Ethereum JavaScript API
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ethereum/ethereum.js.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/ethereum/ethereum.js)
+
 This is the Ethereum compatible JavaScript API using `Promise`s
 which implements the [Generic JSON RPC](https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Generic-JSON-RPC) spec.