diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2e1dab6b..90cf039b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
   allow_failures:
     - julia: nightly
+
+## uncomment the following lines to override the default test script
+script:
+ - julia --color=yes -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.activate(); Pkg.instantiate(); Pkg.test()'