diff --git a/.ci/lib.sh b/.ci/lib.sh
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+export tests_repo="github.com/kata-containers/tests"
+export tests_repo_dir="$GOPATH/src/$tests_repo"
+
+clone_tests_repo()
+{
+	# KATA_CI_NO_NETWORK is (has to be) ignored if there is
+	# no existing clone.
+	if [ -d "$tests_repo_dir" -a -n "$KATA_CI_NO_NETWORK" ]
+	then
+		return
+	fi
+
+	go get -d -u "$tests_repo" || true
+}
+
+run_static_checks()
+{
+	clone_tests_repo
+	bash "$tests_repo_dir/.ci/static-checks.sh"
+}
diff --git a/.ci/static-checks.sh b/.ci/static-checks.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -e
+
+cidir=$(dirname "$0")
+source "${cidir}/lib.sh"
+
+run_static_checks
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+sudo: required
+dist: trusty
+
+language: go
+
+env:
+  - KATA_RUNTIME=cc
+  - KATA_RUNTIME=runv
+
+go:
+  - 1.8
+
+before_script:
+  - ".ci/static-checks.sh"
+
+install:
+  - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}
+  - make KATA_RUNTIME=${KATA_RUNTIME}
+  - sudo -E PATH=$PATH make KATA_RUNTIME=${KATA_RUNTIME} install