diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6d7aa11c0..0ee2746f8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ install:
     - pip install -r requirements.txt
     - pip install -r requirements_test.txt
 
+    # plugins
+    - pip install -e .
+    - pip install plugins/data/imageGradients
+    - pip install plugins/view/imageGradients
+
 before_script:
     - export CAFFE_ROOT=~/caffe
     - export TORCH_ROOT=~/torch/install