diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4184cd3b..a80ced0b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ before_install:
     -   sudo pip install cpp-coveralls
 
 script:
-    - autoreconf -i && ./configure --enable-gcov && make &&  make test
+    - autoreconf -i && ./configure --enable-gcov && make &&  make test && make test-x
 #    - make clean && autoreconf -i && ./configure --disable-i3support && make 
 after_success:
   - coveralls -x c  --gcov-options '\-lp' -e '<built-in>'
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 30b611fc..0407fcbc 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ helper_test_SOURCES=\
 test: ${bin_PROGRAMS} 
 	./rofi_test
 	./helper_test
+
+.PHONY: test-x
+test-x: ${bin_PROGRAMS}
 	$(top_srcdir)/test/run_test.sh 123 $(top_builddir)/textbox_test $(top_builddir) $(top_srcdir)/doc/example.xresources
 	$(top_srcdir)/test/run_test.sh 200 $(top_srcdir)/test/run_errormsg_test.sh $(top_builddir) $(top_srcdir)/doc/example.xresources
 	$(top_srcdir)/test/run_test.sh 201 $(top_srcdir)/test/run_switchdialog_test.sh $(top_builddir) $(top_srcdir)/doc/example.xresources