diff --git a/travis/run_qas.sh b/travis/run_qas.sh
index 12230effb1..ef7d42fd4a 100755
--- a/travis/run_qas.sh
+++ b/travis/run_qas.sh
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ fi
   	     cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/QA && ./runtests.mpi.unix procs $nprocs ritddft_h2o ritddft_co
              cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/QA && NWCHEM_BASIS_LIBRARY=${NWCHEM_TOP}/src/basis/libraries.bse/ ./runtests.mpi.unix procs $nprocs gw_closedshell gw_openshell gw_symmetry
          fi
+         if [[ ! $(grep -i bse $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/src/stubs.F| awk '/bse_input/') ]]; then
+             cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/QA && NWCHEM_BASIS_LIBRARY=${NWCHEM_TOP}/src/basis/libraries.bse/ ./runtests.mpi.unix procs $nprocs bse_ethene
+         fi
          if [[ ! $(grep -i dplot $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/src/stubs.F| awk '/dplot_input/') ]]; then
   	     cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/QA && ./runtests.mpi.unix procs $nprocs rt_tddft_dplot
 	 fi