diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 903127a026..5e0cbcaf43 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ addons:
     - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
     packages:
     - g++-4.8
+services:
+  - redis-server
 node_js:
   - "0.10"
   - "0.12"