diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0e0a27ad4..eb6abe0c3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ before_script:
   - cp sapl/.env_test sapl/.env
   - psql -c "CREATE USER sapl WITH PASSWORD 'sapl'" -U postgres;
   - psql -c "CREATE DATABASE sapl OWNER sapl;" -U postgres
+  - ./check_migrations.sh
 
 script:
   - ./manage.py migrate
diff --git a/check_migrations.sh b/check_migrations.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..31f042207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_migrations.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+python manage.py makemigrations --dry-run --exit
+
+MIGRATIONS=$?
+
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+if [ $MIGRATIONS -eq 0 ]; then
+	RED='\033[0;31m'
+	echo -e "${RED}You have unapplied code changes. run 'python manage.py makemigrations' before submitting your code...${NC}"
+	exit 1
+else
+	GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+	echo -e "Working normally..."
+	exit 0
+fi
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