diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0df368e50..1f7bd44eb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ jdk:
   - oraclejdk11
   - openjdk10
   - openjdk11
+  - openjdk-ea
+
+matrix:
+  allow_failures:
+    - jdk: openjdk-ea
 
 script:
   - ./ant test