diff --git a/.travis.ini b/.travis.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..618eb2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.ini
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+extension = "redis.so"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 667029e7..e9b7086e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ php:
   - hhvm
   - nightly
 
+
+before_script:
+  - pecl install redis
+  - phpenv config-add .travis.ini
+
 script:
   - mkdir -p build/logs
   - phpunit -c build