diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a8e2fa86..d8dfccc7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@ addons:
       - build-essential
       - libcap-dev
       - python-qt4
+      - pyqt5-dev-tools
+      - qttools5-dev-tools
       - tor
       - xvfb
+before_install:
+  - pylupdate5 src/translations/bitmessage.pro
+  - lrelease src/translations/*.ts
 install:
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
   - python setup.py install