diff --git a/testing/traefik/APKBUILD b/testing/traefik/APKBUILD
index b690a22c67d..f87f3471451 100644
--- a/testing/traefik/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/traefik/APKBUILD
@@ -37,12 +37,16 @@ build() {
 }
 
 check() {
-	# Unit tests
+	# unit tests
 	go test ./...
 
-	# Integration tests
+	# integration tests
 	cd integration
 	go test -integration ./...
+
+	# ensure correct version codename
+	local codename_from_ci=$(grep "CODENAME" "$builddir"/.travis.yml | cut -d= -f2)
+	[ "$_codename" = "$codename_from_ci" ] || die "outdated codename"
 }
 
 package() {