diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d8d1f56e2..89b464ca3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ before_install:
 install:
   - pip install -r rootfs/requirements.txt
   - pip install -r rootfs/dev_requirements.txt
+  - make -C docs/ deps
   - GLIDE_HOME=/home/travis/.glide make -C client bootstrap
 script:
   - make test
   - make -C client/ test
+  - make -C docs/ test
 deploy:
   provider: script
   script: _scripts/deploy.sh
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 66e450b9e..e9f1b9bc9 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/*
 
 deps:
-	pip install --disable-pip-version-check -r requirements.txt
+	pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 test: build
 	grep -q '<h1 id="welcome">Welcome</h1>' _build/html/index.html