diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2417750..7c0e694 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ sudo: required
 language: python
 python: "3.6"
 
-install:
-  # Install build tools and ack-grep for checks
-  # - sudo apt install devscripts dh-make ack-grep -y
-
 script:
   # Build the binary (.deb)
   - debuild -i -us -uc -b
@@ -30,3 +26,4 @@ addons:
     packages:
       - dh-make
       - ack-grep
+      - devscripts
diff --git a/debian/howdy.lintian-overrides b/debian/howdy.lintian-overrides
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2160448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/howdy.lintian-overrides
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# W: Don't require ugly linebreaks in last 5 chars
+howdy: debian-changelog-line-too-long
+
+# E: Allows the name Howdy to show up in Ubuntu updater
+howdy: description-starts-with-package-name
+# E: Allows python for installation scripts
+howdy: unknown-control-interpreter