diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6e5919de3..8e0e6b942 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 language: node_js
+before_script:
+  - "tree-sitter compile"
+  - "npm install"
 node_js:
   - "0.10"