diff --git a/scripts/travis.sh b/scripts/travis.sh
index 3d3b71f9ed9..c4ab2d5fffe 100755
--- a/scripts/travis.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ npm install
 if [ "${TRAVIS_MODE}" = "build" ]; then
   npm run lint
   npm run build
+  # check that hls.js doesn't error if requiring in node
+  # see https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js/pull/1642
+  node -e 'require("./" + require("./package.json").main)'
 elif [ "${TRAVIS_MODE}" = "unitTests" ]; then
 	npm run test:unit
 elif [ "${TRAVIS_MODE}" = "funcTests" ]; then