diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c03ccdd0d5..4e625829a3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ before_install:
   - 'if [ "${TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION}" != "0.9" ]; then case "$(npm --version)" in 1.*) npm install -g npm@1.4.28 ;; 2.*) npm install -g npm@2 ;; esac ; fi'
   - 'if [ "${TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION}" != "0.6" ] && [ "${TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION}" != "0.9" ]; then npm install -g npm; fi'
 script:
-  - 'npm test'
+  - 'npm run travis'
 sudo: false
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f51d8af1cb..a977f26b3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
   "description": "A mostly reasonable approach to JavaScript.",
   "scripts": {
     "preinstall": "npm run install:config && npm run install:config:base",
-    "install:config": "cd packages/eslint-config-airbnb && npm install && npm install ../eslint-config-airbnb-base",
-    "install:config:base": "cd packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base && npm install",
+    "install:config": "cd packages/eslint-config-airbnb && npm prune && npm install",
+    "install:config:base": "cd packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base && npm prune && npm install",
     "test": "npm run --silent test:config && npm run --silent test:config:base",
     "test:config": "cd packages/eslint-config-airbnb; npm test",
-    "test:config:base": "cd packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base; npm test"
+    "test:config:base": "cd packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base; npm test",
+    "travis": "npm run --silent travis:config && npm run --silent travis:config:base",
+    "travis:config": "cd packages/eslint-config-airbnb; npm run travis",
+    "travis:config:base": "cd packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base; npm run travis"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
index 1b8d36ff16..0ecf7740ba 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "tests-only": "babel-tape-runner ./test/test-*.js",
     "pretest": "eslint-find-rules --unused",
-    "test": "npm run --silent lint && npm run --silent tests-only"
+    "test": "npm run --silent lint && npm run --silent tests-only",
+    "travis": "npm run --silent test"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
index ad621d7d30..b0b6095aa5 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "tests-only": "babel-tape-runner ./test/test-*.js",
     "pretest": "eslint-find-rules --unused",
-    "test": "npm run --silent lint && npm run --silent tests-only"
+    "test": "npm run --silent lint && npm run --silent tests-only",
+    "travis": "cd ../eslint-config-airbnb-base && npm link && cd - && npm link eslint-config-airbnb-base && npm run --silent test ; npm unlink eslint-config-airbnb-base >/dev/null &"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",