diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e42f2902d..788cece21 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ matrix:
     - env: variant=test_release coverage=1 toolset=gcc-coverage
     - env: variant=test_debug sim=1 toolset=gcc
     - env: variant=test_barebones toolset=gcc
-    - env: analyze=1 toolset=gcc
+    - env: analyze=1 autotools=1 toolset=gcc
     - os: osx
       osx_image: xcode6.4
       env: variant=test_release docs=1 toolset=darwin
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ script:
     fi'
   - cd ..
 
+# run through autotools and ./confiture to make sure it works
+  - 'if [[ "$autotools" == "1" ]]; then
+      ./autotool.sh &&
+      ./configure;
+    fi'
+
 # run cppcheck if enabled
   - 'if [[ "$analyze" == "1" ]]; then
       cppcheck --version &&
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 473dbb013..e59358e41 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ environment:
     compiler: msvc-14.0
     model: 64
     sim: 1
-    python: 1
     linkflags: '"/LIBPATH:C:\\openssl-1.0.1p-vs2015\\lib64"'
     include: '"c:\\openssl-1.0.1p-vs2015\\include"'
   - variant: test_debug
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ environment:
   - variant: test_release
     compiler: msvc-14.0
     model: 64
+    python: 1
     linkflags: '"/LIBPATH:C:\\openssl-1.0.1p-vs2015\\lib64"'
     include: '"c:\\openssl-1.0.1p-vs2015\\include"'
   - variant: test_debug