diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6b8992f95e..181262e0d4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ before_install:
     - "ci/setup.sh"
     - "ci/install_go.sh"
     - "ci/install_rust.sh"
+    - "ci/install_vc.sh"
     - "ci/static-checks.sh"
 
 # need to install rust from scratch?
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@ before_install:
 # which is already installed?
 
 install:
+    - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/runtime && make
     - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/agent && make
 
 script:
+    - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/runtime && make test
     - cd ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/src/agent && make check
diff --git a/ci/install_vc.sh b/ci/install_vc.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..67968699bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/install_vc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -e
+
+cidir=$(dirname "$0")
+vcdir="${cidir}/../src/runtime/virtcontainers/"
+source "${cidir}/lib.sh"
+export CI_JOB="${CI_JOB:-default}"
+
+clone_tests_repo
+
+if [ "${CI_JOB}" != "PODMAN" ]; then
+	echo "Install virtcontainers"
+	make -C "${vcdir}" && chronic sudo make -C "${vcdir}" install
+fi
diff --git a/ci/lib.sh b/ci/lib.sh
index 3aa9c5c30e..76734f1f55 100644
--- a/ci/lib.sh
+++ b/ci/lib.sh
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ clone_tests_repo()
 	fi
 
 	go get -d -u "$tests_repo" || true
-
-	if [ -n "${TRAVIS_BRANCH:-}" ]; then
-		( cd "${tests_repo_dir}" && git checkout "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}" )
-	fi
 }
 
 run_static_checks()