diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b579fd83e5..34f8aaf72c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cache:
     - $HOME/.jabba/jdk
 
 # script for the default 'test' stage:
-script: sbt -jvm-opts .jvmopts-travis -Dakka.build.scalaVersion=$TRAVIS_SCALA_VERSION ";update ;mimaReportBinaryIssues ;test:compile ;validateCompile"
+script: sbt -jvm-opts .jvmopts-travis -Dakka.build.scalaVersion=$TRAVIS_SCALA_VERSION ";update ;mimaReportBinaryIssues ;test:compile ;validateCompile ;headerCheckAll"
 
 jobs:
   include:
diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.27.backwards.excludes/28459-update-sbt b/akka-actor/src/main/mima-filters/2.5.27.backwards.excludes/28459-update-sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2