diff --git a/jenkins.sh b/jenkins.sh
index 26d434a504..b318b586e2 100755
--- a/jenkins.sh
+++ b/jenkins.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ npm install
 # run the mocha tests
 npm run test
 
+# run eslint
+npm run lint -- -f checkstyle -o eslint.xml || true
+
 # delete the old tarball, if it exists
 rm -f matrix-react-sdk-*.tgz