diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ab006d897d..2d8efc11d9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ matrix:
       services:
         - docker
       env: BUILD_TARGET=tests
+    - os: linux
+      sudo: required
+      services:
+        - docker
+      env: BUILD_TARGET=tests PX4_DOCKER_REPO=px4io/px4-dev-base:ubuntu17.10
     - os: linux
       sudo: required
       services: