diff --git a/services/filestore/.travis.yml b/services/filestore/.travis.yml
index ee2f36ad1c..6adc08643a 100644
--- a/services/filestore/.travis.yml
+++ b/services/filestore/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ install:
     - npm install
     - grunt install
 
+before_script:
+    - grunt forever:app:start
+
 script:
     - grunt test:unit
     - grunt test:acceptance
diff --git a/services/filestore/Gruntfile.coffee b/services/filestore/Gruntfile.coffee
index d2d066b543..91ae43bed1 100644
--- a/services/filestore/Gruntfile.coffee
+++ b/services/filestore/Gruntfile.coffee
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
 
 	# Project configuration.
 	grunt.initConfig
+		forever:
+			app:
+				options:
+					index: "app.js"
+
 		coffee:
 			server: 
 				expand: true,
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
 	grunt.loadNpmTasks 'grunt-contrib-clean'
 	grunt.loadNpmTasks 'grunt-concurrent'
 	grunt.loadNpmTasks 'grunt-mocha-test'
+	grunt.loadNpmTasks 'grunt-forever'
 
 	grunt.registerTask "test:unit", ["coffee", "mochaTest:unit"]
 	grunt.registerTask "test:acceptence", ["coffee", "mochaTest:acceptence"]
diff --git a/services/filestore/package.json b/services/filestore/package.json
index 530f95d00b..919adc488f 100644
--- a/services/filestore/package.json
+++ b/services/filestore/package.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     "grunt-contrib-watch": "0.5.3",
     "grunt-nodemon": "0.2.1",
     "grunt-contrib-clean": "0.5.0",
-    "grunt-concurrent": "0.4.2"
+    "grunt-concurrent": "0.4.2",
+    "grunt-forever": "~0.4.4"
   }
 }