diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1427e92f..2221be56 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ script:
         cd build_helloworld;
         cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE} ../helloworld/;
         make -j2;
+        ./helloworld
       fi