diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7ab7743caf..c653df5bc9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ before_script:
     - cd src
     - flake8 --ignore=E123,F403,F401,N802,C901,W503 .
     - python manage.py check
-    - python manage.py validate
+    - python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+    - python manage.py compress
 script:
     - coverage run manage.py test -v 2
 after_success: