diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1fe39a4..fce1b90 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ matrix:
 before_install:
    - sudo apt-get update
    - sudo apt-get install devscripts dpkg-dev lsb-release
+   - eval $(curl https://travis-perl.github.io/init)
+   - build-perl
+   - perl -V
 
 install:
    - yes '' | cpanm --verbose --notest --skip-satisfied Data::Validate::Domain Data::Validate::IP Data::Validate::URI File::Slurp File::Which Log::Message Term::UI Test::NoTabs Test::Pod::Coverage Test::Pod Text::Template Devel::Cover::Report::Coveralls Sort::Versions