diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index af5dd22e8..9217819d3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ script:
   - ./gradlew -u -i -S hsqlStop
   # test skin generation tool
   - ./gradlew -u -i -S skinGenerate -DskinName=travis
+  # test deploy on customized webapps directory
+  - ./gradlew -u -i -S tomcatInstall -Dserver.webapps=.gradle/webapps
+  - ./gradlew -u -i -S tomcatDeploy -Dserver.webapps=.gradle/webapps
+  - ./gradlew -u -i -S tomcatStart -Dserver.webapps=.gradle/webapps
+  - ./gradlew -u -i -S tomcatStop -Dserver.webapps=.gradle/webapps
+  - ./gradlew -u -i -S tomcatClearLogs -Dserver.webapps=.gradle/webapps
 
 cache:
   directories: