diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3471081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+language: nix
+sudo: true # needed by the nix install
+script: ./tests/eval-test.sh
diff --git a/tests/eval-test.sh b/tests/eval-test.sh
index 00970b7..0e7fca1 100755
--- a/tests/eval-test.sh
+++ b/tests/eval-test.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-cd $(dirname $0)/..
+set -e
 
-find=(find . -name default.nix)
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 
-for profile in `${find[@]}`; do
-    echo evaluating $profile >&2
+for profile in $(find . -name default.nix); do
+  echo evaluating $profile >&2
 
-    nixos-rebuild \
-	-I nixos-config=tests/eval-test.nix \
-	-I nixos-hardware-profile=$profile \
-	dry-build
-
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	exit 1
-    fi
+  nix-build '<nixpkgs/nixos>' \
+    -I nixos-config=tests/eval-test.nix \
+    -I nixos-hardware-profile=$profile \
+    -A system \
+    --dry-run
 done