diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b436246..79f225a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ matrix:
         - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.7
         - NP_BUILD_DEP="numpy==1.14.5"
         - NP_TEST_DEP="numpy==1.14.5"
+    - os: linux
+      env:
+         - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.5
+         - PLAT=i686
     - os: linux
       env:
         - MB_PYTHON_VERSION=3.6