diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+/.bin
+/_test/secrets/*.json
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
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+language: bash
+
+script:
+  - make test-charts
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+++ b/Makefile
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+test-charts:
+	@./_test/test-charts $(TEST_CHARTS)
diff --git a/_test/config.sh b/_test/config.sh
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+++ b/_test/config.sh
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+export TEST_ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname $(dirname $0))"; pwd)"
+export HELM_ARTIFACT_REPO="${HELM_ARTIFACT_REPO:-helm-ci}"
+CLUSTER_NAME="${CLUSTER_NAME:-helm-test-travis}"
+GOOGLE_SDK_DIR="${HOME}/google-cloud-sdk"
+export HELM_BIN="${TEST_ROOT_DIR}/helm.bin"
+export TEST_DIR="${TEST_ROOT_DIR}/_test"
+export SECRETS_DIR="${TEST_DIR}/secrets"
+SKIP_DESTROY=${SKIP_DESTROY:-false}
+
+export HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT_SEC=120
+
+GCLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE="${GCLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE:-"${SECRETS_DIR}/gcloud-credentials.json"}"
+
+GCLOUD_PROJECT_ID="${GCLOUD_PROJECT_ID:-${CLUSTER_NAME}}"
+K8S_ZONE="${K8S_ZONE:-us-central1-b}"
+K8S_CLUSTER_NAME="${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME:-${GCLOUD_PROJECT_ID}-$(openssl rand -hex 2)}"
+
+
+
+# Text color variables
+txtund=$(tput sgr 0 1)          # Underline
+txtbld=$(tput bold)             # Bold
+bldred=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 1) #  red
+bldblu=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 4) #  blue
+bldwht=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 7) #  white
+txtrst=$(tput sgr0)             # Reset
+
+pass="${bldblu}-->${txtrst}"
+warn="${bldred}-->${txtrst}"
+ques="${bldblu}???${txtrst}"
diff --git a/_test/gke.sh b/_test/gke.sh
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+++ b/_test/gke.sh
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+function gke-install {
+  if [ ! -d "${GOOGLE_SDK_DIR}" ]; then
+    export CLOUDSDK_CORE_DISABLE_PROMPTS=1
+    curl https://sdk.cloud.google.com | bash
+  fi
+
+  export PATH="{GOOGLE_SDK_DIR}/bin:$PATH"
+  gcloud -q components update kubectl
+}
+
+function gke-login {
+  if [ -f ${GCLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE} ]; then
+    gcloud -q auth activate-service-account --key-file "${GCLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE}"
+  else
+    log-warn "No credentials file located at ${GCLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE}"
+    log-warn "You can set this via GCLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+function gke-config {
+  gcloud -q config set project "${GCLOUD_PROJECT_ID}"
+  gcloud -q config set compute/zone "${K8S_ZONE}"
+}
+
+function gke-create-cluster {
+  log-lifecycle "Creating cluster ${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME}"
+  gcloud -q container clusters create "${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME}"
+  gcloud -q config set container/cluster "${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME}"
+  gcloud -q container clusters get-credentials "${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME}"
+}
+
+function gke-destroy {
+  if [ "${SKIP_DESTROY}" == false ]; then
+    log-lifecycle "Destroying cluster ${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME}"
+    if command -v gcloud &>/dev/null; then
+      gcloud -q container clusters delete "${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME}" --no-wait
+      log-info "Cluster ${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME} scheduled for destruction. Muahaha."
+    fi
+  else
+    log-warn "Skipping destruction of ${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME} (SKIP_DESTROY=${SKIP_DESTROY})"
+  fi
+}
+
+function setup-gke {
+  gke-install
+  gke-login
+  gke-config
+  gke-create-cluster
+}
diff --git a/_test/lib.sh b/_test/lib.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/_test/lib.sh
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+function jigger-files-for-travis {
+  helm update # need ~/.helm/config.yml
+
+  if [ "${TRAVIS}" == true ]; then
+    mkdir -p ${TRAVIS_HOME}/.helm/cache
+    cp -r . ${TRAVIS_HOME}/.helm/cache
+  fi
+}
+
+function install-helm {
+  # Uses HELM_ARTIFACT_REPO to determine which repository to grab helm from
+
+  log-lifecycle "Installing helm into $(pwd)/.bin"
+
+  mkdir -p .bin
+  (
+    cd .bin
+    curl -s https://get.helm.sh | sh
+  )
+  export PATH="$(pwd)/.bin:${PATH}"
+
+  jigger-files-for-travis
+}
+
+function get-changed-charts {
+  git diff --name-only HEAD origin/HEAD -- charts \
+    | cut -d/ -f 1-2 \
+    | sort \
+    | uniq
+}
+
+function ensure-dirs-exist {
+  local dirs="${@}"
+  local pruned
+
+  # ensure directories exist and just output directory name
+  for dir in ${dirs}; do
+    if [ -d ${dir} ]; then
+      pruned+="$(basename "${dir}")\n"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  echo -e "${pruned}"
+}
+
+function generate-test-plan {
+  ensure-dirs-exist "$(get-changed-charts)"
+}
+
+function get-all-charts {
+  local chartlist="$(find . -name Chart.yaml)"
+  local cleanedlist
+
+  local chart
+  for chart in ${chartlist}; do
+    cleanedlist+="$(basename $(dirname ${chart})) "
+  done
+
+  echo "${cleanedlist}"
+}
+
+function helm-test {
+  log-warn "Start: ${1}"
+  .bin/helm install ${1}
+  healthcheck ${1}
+  .bin/helm uninstall -y ${1}
+  log-warn "Done: ${1}"
+}
+
+function run-test-plan {
+  local test_plan
+
+  if is-pull-request; then
+    test_plan="$(generate-test-plan)"
+  else
+    if [ -z "${TEST_CHARTS}" ]; then
+      test_plan="$(get-all-charts)"
+    else
+      test_plan="${TEST_CHARTS}"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  log-lifecycle "Running test plan"
+  log-info "Charts to be tested:"
+  echo "${test_plan}"
+
+  local plan
+  for plan in ${test_plan}; do
+    helm-test ${plan}
+  done
+}
+
+function is-pull-request {
+  if [ ! -z ${TRAVIS} ] && \
+     [ ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST} != false ]; then
+    log-warn "This is a pull request."
+    return 0
+  else
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+function is-pod-running {
+  local name="${1}"
+
+  if kubectl get pods "${name}" &> /dev/null; then
+    log-info "Looking for pod named ${name}"
+    local jq_name_query=".status.phase"
+    kubectl get pods ${name} -o json | jq -r "${jq_name_query}" | grep -q "Running" && return 0
+  fi
+
+  log-info "Couldn't find pod named ${name}, looking for label: app=${name}"
+  local jq_app_label_query=".items[] | select(.metadata.labels.app == \"${name}\") | .status.phase"
+  kubectl get pods -o json | jq -r "${jq_app_label_query}" | grep -q "Running" && return 0
+
+  log-info "Couldn't find label: app=${name}, looking for label: provider=${name}"
+  local jq_provider_label_query=".items[] | select(.metadata.labels.provider == \"${name}\") | .status.phase"
+  kubectl get pods -o json | jq -r "${jq_provider_label_query}" | grep -q "Running" && return 0
+}
+
+function healthcheck {
+  WAIT_TIME=1
+  log-lifecycle "Checking: ${1}"
+  until is-pod-running "${1}"; do
+    sleep 1
+     (( WAIT_TIME += 1 ))
+     if [ ${WAIT_TIME} -gt ${HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT_SEC} ]; then
+      return 1
+    fi
+  done
+  log-lifecycle "Checked!: ${1}"
+}
+
+function log-lifecycle {
+  echo "${bldblu}==> ${@}...${txtrst}"
+}
+
+function log-info {
+  echo "${wht}--> ${@}${txtrst}"
+}
+
+function log-warn {
+  echo "${bldred}--> ${@}${txtrst}"
+}
diff --git a/_test/secrets/gcloud-credentials.json.enc b/_test/secrets/gcloud-credentials.json.enc
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index 0000000000..0954b0ab08
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diff --git a/_test/test-charts b/_test/test-charts
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+source _test/config.sh
+
+cd "${TEST_ROOT_DIR}"
+
+source _test/lib.sh
+source _test/gke.sh
+
+if [ "${TRAVIS}" == true ]; then
+  if [ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" != false ]; then
+    log-lifecycle "This is a pull request build. Skipping chart tests."
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  # decrypt gcloud credentials if on Travis and building the master branch
+  openssl aes-256-cbc -K $encrypted_e967971bb2cd_key \
+          -iv $encrypted_e967971bb2cd_iv \
+          -in _test/secrets/gcloud-credentials.json.enc \
+          -out _test/secrets/gcloud-credentials.json -d
+fi
+
+trap gke-destroy EXIT ERR
+
+install-helm
+
+setup-gke
+
+run-test-plan