diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d6eadb4..1c14898 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ before_script:
         pwd:"root",
         roles:["readWrite"]
       });'
+  - echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin
 jobs:
   include:
     # run unit tests