diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 25ec2cf..7c2bdb9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ language: ruby
 rvm:
   - 1.9.2
   - 1.9.3
+services: riak
 before_script:
   - cp config.yml.example config.yml
 script: rake test