diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2491b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+language: "python"
+python:
+    - "3.8"
+install:
+    - pip install flake8
+script:
+    - flake8 .
+    - python tests/syntax_checker.py
diff --git a/tests/syntax_checker.py b/tests/syntax_checker.py
index 6c7d30b..2a223ad 100644
--- a/tests/syntax_checker.py
+++ b/tests/syntax_checker.py
@@ -110,3 +110,4 @@ def check_summary_tag(file_list):
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     check_details_tag(file_list)
     check_summary_tag(file_list)
+    print("tests passed successfully")