diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 130f690..3f6bb1f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 language: c
 sudo: false
-script: make clean;make
+script: make clean;make alt; make clean; make 
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index afaf3ec..ed0127f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ buildit:
 run: buildit
 	cd build && $(MAKE) run
 
-altrun: buildit
-	cd build && $(MAKE) alt && $(MAKE) altrun
+alt:
+	cd build && $(MAKE) alt
+
+altrun: alt
+	cd build && $(MAKE) altrun
 
 clean:
 	cd build && $(MAKE) clean