diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1e17711f7060..2db39b3b4249 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ matrix:
     - env:
        - NAME="license checks"
       install: true
-      script: MAVEN_OPTS='-Xmx3000m' mvn clean verify -Prat -DskipTests -B -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn
+      script: MAVEN_OPTS='-Xmx3000m' mvn clean verify -Prat -DskipTests -B -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn -Drat.consoleOutput=true
 
       # strict compilation
     - env: