diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cde552a..c213072 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ before_install:
       -e BIGCHAINDB_DATABASE_HOST=172.17.0.1
       bigchaindb/bigchaindb:master
       start
+    - gem install cowsay
     - npm install -g codecov
 
 script: yarn test
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index afca354..e11488d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
     "build:cjs": "cross-env BABEL_ENV=cjs babel ./src -d dist/node",
     "build:dist": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack -p",
     "clean": "rimraf dist/bundle dist/node",
-    "test": "npm run lint && nyc ava test/ && npm run report-coverage",
+    "test": "npm run lint && nyc ava test/ && npm run thanks && npm run report-coverage",
+    "thanks": "cowsay Hi, thanks for your interest in BigchainDB. We appreciate your contribution!",
     "release": "./node_modules/release-it/bin/release.js --src.tagName='v%s' --github.release --npm.publish --non-interactive",
     "release-minor": "./node_modules/release-it/bin/release.js minor --src.tagName='v%s' --github.release --npm.publish --non-interactive",
     "release-major": "./node_modules/release-it/bin/release.js major --src.tagName='v%s' --github.release --npm.publish --non-interactive",