diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 58bf9d25..314c1ac3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@ sudo: false
 language: ruby
 rvm:
   - 2.1.3
+install:
+  - . $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh
+  - nvm install stable
+  - nvm use stable
+  - (cd app/assets/javascripts && npm install)
 before_script:
   - export RAILS_ENV=test
   - cp .example-env .env
   - bundle exec rake db:create
   - bundle exec rake db:schema:load
+script:
+  - bundle exec rspec && (cd app/assets/javascripts && npm test)
diff --git a/bin/jenkins-test.sh b/bin/jenkins-test.sh
index 0afd3f66..f70a1e50 100755
--- a/bin/jenkins-test.sh
+++ b/bin/jenkins-test.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # jenkins machine prerequisites
 # sudo aptitude -q -y install libpq-dev
 # install rvm with user gemsets
+# install node and npm
 
 source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"
 rvm use $(cat .ruby-version) || \
@@ -19,10 +20,15 @@ export RAILS_ENV=test
 cp .example-env .env
 sed -i -e "s/DB_USERNAME='.*'/DB_USERNAME='jenkins'/" .env
 
-#test
+# rspec tests
 bundle install
 rake db:drop
 rake db:create
 rake db:schema:load
 rake db:migrate
 COVERAGE=on bundle exec rspec
+
+# javascript tests
+cd app/assets/javascripts
+npm install
+npm test