diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a3cc99a7..79ad0288 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,4 +33,6 @@ script:
   #
   # launch automated tests, but skip tests that require remote
   # smtp support because Travis-CI blocks outgoing port 25
+  - sudo ls -al /etc/dovecot
+  - sudo touch /etc/dovecot/sieve-spam.svbin
   - sudo tests/runner.sh -dumpoutput -no-smtp-remote default remote-nextcloud