diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 577fba28..3bf6c9b0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,7 @@ install:
   - wget https://github.com/spf13/hugo/releases/download/v0.16/hugo_0.16_linux-64bit.tgz
   - tar xf hugo_0.16_linux-64bit.tgz
 
-script:
-  - git clone https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os.git
-  - cp -r blog_os/blog ../blog
-  - ./hugo
+script: bash ci/travis-build.sh
 
 after_success: bash ci/travis-blog-update.sh
 
diff --git a/ci/travis-build.sh b/ci/travis-build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e381cba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/travis-build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+git clone https://github.com/phil-opp/blog_os.git
+cp -r blog_os/blog ../blog
+./hugo