diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a8084eae11..48358bc56e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ os:
   - linux
 env:
   global:
+    - DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=/dev/null
     - DISPLAY=:99.0
     - CHROME_BIN=chromium-browser
   matrix:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59732e1d95..27eb2cf153 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ Look at the scripts in `package.json` for other options.
 Also, open any `plunkr.no-link.html` to see the code execute in plunker
 (you may have to run `gulp build-plunkers` first to create/update).
 
+You may want to check that your example is free of lint errors.
+- `gulp lint`
+
 ### Sample end-to-end tests
 
 All samples should be covered to some degree by end-to-end tests: