diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 632b02c..e3ff197 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ addons:
     update: true
 
 script:
+    - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then
+         octave-cli --eval "addpath(pwd);cd example;demo_zmat_basic";
+      fi
     - ${MAKE} -C src lib
     - ${MAKE} -C src dll USERLINKOPT="-lz"
     - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "linux" ]; then