diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bfc4d265a4..0746cc0dff 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ matrix:
         - name: Unit Tests
           script:
             - ./scripts/travis/unit-tests.sh
+        - name: Riot-web Unit Tests
+          script:
+            - ./scripts/travis/riot-unit-tests.sh
diff --git a/scripts/travis/riot-unit-tests.sh b/scripts/travis/riot-unit-tests.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2f0d61112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/travis/riot-unit-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# script which is run by the travis build (after `npm run test`).
+#
+# clones riot-web develop and runs the tests against our version of react-sdk.
+
+set -ev
+
+RIOT_WEB_DIR=riot-web
+
+scripts/travis/build.sh
+pushd "$RIOT_WEB_DIR"
+npm run test
+popd
diff --git a/scripts/travis/unit-tests.sh b/scripts/travis/unit-tests.sh
index a2f0d61112..a8e0a63b31 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/unit-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/unit-tests.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,5 @@
 
 set -ev
 
-RIOT_WEB_DIR=riot-web
-
 scripts/travis/build.sh
-pushd "$RIOT_WEB_DIR"
 npm run test
-popd