diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a079d9eb8f..69f4bd731c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -214,3 +214,12 @@ matrix:
         submodules: false # avoid cloning ethereum/tests
       script:
         - go run build/ci.go purge -store gethstore/builds -days 14
+
+    - name: Race Detector for Swarm
+      if: repo = ethersphere/go-ethereum AND type = cron
+      os: linux
+      dist: trusty
+      go: 1.11.x
+      git:
+        submodules: false # avoid cloning ethereum/tests
+      script: ./build/travis_keepalive.sh go test -v -timeout 20m -race ./swarm...