diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 971a2bb9e6..514d4bd212 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ jobs:
      - name: snapcraft
        channel: stable
        confinement: classic
+     - name: review-tools
+       channel: stable
      - name: lxd
        channel: stable
     env:
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index d1671d5a14..e88338a3e9 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ parts:
     plugin: python
     python-packages: [wheel]
     source: .
+    build-snaps:
+    - snapd
     build-packages:
     - git
     - libc-dev