diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6c2c178..b566d0b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -70,5 +70,8 @@
   "script": [
     "make -e $BUILD"
   ],
+  "services": [
+    "docker"
+  ],
   "sudo": true
 }
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diff --git a/scripts/make_travisconf.py b/scripts/make_travisconf.py
index 6505ba4..6250462 100644
--- a/scripts/make_travisconf.py
+++ b/scripts/make_travisconf.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ cfg['dist'] = 'trusty'
 cfg['language'] = 'python'
 cfg['cache'] = 'pip'
 
+cfg['services'] = ['docker']
+
 cfg['git'] = {
     'submodules': False
 }