diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 29737738bfb4be127ccc8cac9bdd0f5dfb06f07b..fe972796698797bb95eeaea32c441832e23b6745 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go:
   - tip
 
 install:
+  - go mod init
   - go get
   - go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/ginkgo
   - export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/gopath/bin