diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a09a205fb..08fa5d049 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ python:
     - 3.2
     - 3.3
 install:
-    - pip install pytest flake8
+    - pip install pytest flake8 sphinx
 script:
     - py.test
     - "flake8 . --ignore='E128'"
+    - sphinx-build -W -bhtml docs/ docs/_build/html/
diff --git a/docs/_static/.keep b/docs/_static/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb