diff --git a/code/_away_mission_tests.dm b/code/_away_mission_tests.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29ff54f6767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/_away_mission_tests.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ *
+ *   This file is used by Travis to indicate that additional maps need to be compiled to look for errors such as missing paths.
+ *   Do not add anything but the AWAY_MISSION_TEST definition here as it will be overwritten by Travis when running tests.
+ *
+ *
+ *   Should you wish to edit set AWAY_MISSION_TEST to 1 like so:
+ *   #define AWAY_MISSION_TEST 1
+ */
+ #define AWAY_MISSION_TEST 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maps/submaps/tether_submaps/_tether_submaps.dm b/maps/submaps/tether_submaps/_tether_submaps.dm
index 9244a41f3e3..e4825e9d1c9 100644
--- a/maps/submaps/tether_submaps/_tether_submaps.dm
+++ b/maps/submaps/tether_submaps/_tether_submaps.dm
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 // This causes tether submap maps to get 'checked' and compiled, when undergoing a unit test.
 // This is so Travis can validate PoIs, and ensure future changes don't break PoIs, as PoIs are loaded at runtime and the compiler can't catch errors.
-#if MAP_TEST
-#include "tether_ships.dmm"
-#include "beach/beach.dmm"
-#include "beach/cave.dmm"
-#endif
-
 /datum/map_template/tether_lateload
 	allow_duplicates = FALSE
 
@@ -25,4 +19,4 @@
 /datum/map_template/tether_lateload/away_beach_cave
 	name = "Desert Planet - Z2 Cave"
 	desc = "The beach away mission's cave."
-	mappath = 'maps/submaps/tether_submaps/beach/cave.dmm'
\ No newline at end of file
+	mappath = 'maps/submaps/tether_submaps/beach/cave.dmm'
diff --git a/maps/tether/tether.dm b/maps/tether/tether.dm
index 9da16616bc5..d9c4ec63a5e 100644
--- a/maps/tether/tether.dm
+++ b/maps/tether/tether.dm
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@
 
 	#warn A map has already been included, ignoring Tether
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
+
+//Away missions defined here for testing
+#if AWAY_MISSION_TEST
+#include ../submaps/tether_submaps/beach/beach.dmm
+#include ../submaps/tether_submaps/beach/cave.dmm
+#endif
diff --git a/vorestation.dme b/vorestation.dme
index 2ed9b9d407a..247e19b079c 100644
--- a/vorestation.dme
+++ b/vorestation.dme
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #define DEBUG
 // END_PREFERENCES
 // BEGIN_INCLUDE
+#include "code\_away_mission_tests.dm"
 #include "code\_macros.dm"
 #include "code\_map_tests.dm"
 #include "code\_unit_tests.dm"