diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f56311bb5a2..f36cae45104 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ rvm:
   - 2.0.0
 services:
   - mysql
+  - redis-server
 before_script:
   - "cp config/database.yml.$DB config/database.yml"
   - "cp config/gitlab.yml.example config/gitlab.yml"