diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 03947b1eb..696fa9a08 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ language: python
 python:
   - "2.6"
   - "2.7"
+notifications:
+  irc: "irc.freenode.org#youtube-dl"
 #command to install the setup
 install:
 # command to run tests