diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0c7ec3d43..cbfbc222b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ script:
     travis-cargo test &&
     travis-cargo bench &&
     travis-cargo doc
+  - cargo run --example simple_search
 after_success:
   - bash ./script/build-doc.sh
   - travis-cargo doc-upload