diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 02fdd28c62..5d72d91e47 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ install: true
 language: java
 jdk:
   - oraclejdk8
+services:
+  - docker
 before_install:
   - export M2_HOME=$PWD/apache-maven-3.3.9
   - export PATH=$M2_HOME/bin:$PATH
@@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ matrix:
         - time mvn install -T 2C -q -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V -pl '!:metron-config,!:metron-alerts'
         - time mvn surefire:test@integration-tests
 
+    - name: Build RPMs
+      script:
+        - time mvn install -T 2C -q -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V
+        - time mvn package -Pbuild-rpms -q -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V 
+
     - name: Alerts UI Tests
       script:
         - time mvn install -T 2C -q -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V -pl ':metron-alerts'