diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6e5919de..e1b67062 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
   - "0.10"
+before_script:
+  - mkdir ~/.shout
+  - cp defaults/config.js ~/.shout