diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ccabc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+sudo: required
+
+language: node_js
+node_js:
+  - "7"
+
+services:
+  - docker
+
+before_install:
+  - docker built -t opendronemap/node-opendronemap .
+  - docker run opendronemap/node-opendronemap /bin/sh -c "cd /var/www; node index.js --powercycle"
+
+script: node index.js --powercycle
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index c475836..703cc3b 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Options:
 	--cleanup_tasks_after <number> Number of days that elapse before deleting finished and canceled tasks (default: 3) 
 	--test Enable test mode. In test mode, no commands are sent to OpenDroneMap. This can be useful during development or testing (default: false)
 	--test_skip_orthophotos	If test mode is enabled, skip orthophoto results when generating assets. (default: false) 
+	--powercycle	When set, the application exits immediately after powering up. Useful for testing launch and compilation issues.
 Log Levels: 
 error | debug | info | verbose | debug | silly 
 `);
@@ -80,5 +81,6 @@ config.parallelQueueProcessing = argv.parallel_queue_processing || fromConfigFil
 config.cleanupTasksAfter = argv.cleanup_tasks_after || fromConfigFile("cleanupTasksAfter", 3);
 config.test = argv.test || fromConfigFile("test", false);
 config.testSkipOrthophotos = argv.test_skip_orthophotos || fromConfigFile("testSkipOrthophotos", false);
+config.powercycle = argv.powercycle || fromConfigFile("powercycle", false);
 
 module.exports = config;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1a28c24..e87e52b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ process.on ('SIGINT', gracefulShutdown);
 // Startup
 if (config.test) logger.info("Running in test mode");
 
-async.series([
+let commands = [
 	cb => odmOptions.initialize(cb),
 	cb => { taskManager = new TaskManager(cb); },
 	cb => { server = app.listen(config.port, err => {
@@ -523,7 +523,15 @@ async.series([
 			cb(err);
 		});
 	}
-], err => {
-	debugger;
+];
+
+if (config.powercycle){
+	commands.push(cb => {
+		logger.info("Power cycling is set, application will shut down...");
+		process.exit(0);
+	});
+}
+
+async.series(commands, err => {
 	if (err) logger.error("Error during startup: " + err.message);
 });