diff --git a/.travis/openfpga_vpr8_reg_test.sh b/.travis/openfpga_vpr8_reg_test.sh
index 13e9fddfb..8c07480cd 100755
--- a/.travis/openfpga_vpr8_reg_test.sh
+++ b/.travis/openfpga_vpr8_reg_test.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ python3 openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py openfpga_shell/sdc_time_unit --de
 echo -e "Testing Secured FPGA fabrics";
 python3 openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py openfpga_shell/fabric_key/generate_vanilla_key --debug --show_thread_logs
 python3 openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py openfpga_shell/fabric_key/generate_random_key --debug --show_thread_logs
+python3 openfpga_flow/scripts/run_fpga_task.py openfpga_shell/fabric_key/load_external_key --debug --show_thread_logs
 
 # Verify MCNC big20 benchmark suite with ModelSim 
 # Please make sure you have ModelSim installed in the environment