diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7a90c4a251..0efa14a1c3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ matrix:
         - IMAGE="ubuntu-18"
         - DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-init-script=systemd"
         - DOCKER_CMD="$LINUX_CMD"
+    - services:
+        - docker
+      env:
+        - IMAGE="centos-7"
+        - DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-init-script=upstart"
+        - DOCKER_CMD="$LINUX_CMD"
     - compiler: clang
       language: c
       os: osx