diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a0f46e5..a453994 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   - stable
   - 7.6
+matrix:
+  include:
+    - node_js: "8.0"
+      env: "NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://nodejs.org/download/nightly"
+  allow_failures:
+    # Allow the nightly installs to fail
+    - env: "NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=https://nodejs.org/download/nightly"
 cache:
   directories:
     - wrk/bin