diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7140e7005..2b726e51e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ branches:
 script:
   - echo "StrictHostKeyChecking=no" >> ~/.ssh/config
   - export IP=$(curl -s http://dokku-ci.herokuapp.com/hosts | tail -1)
+  - git config --global user.email "travis-ci@exmaple.com"
+  - git config --global user.name "Travis CI"
   - git checkout --orphan orphan HEAD
   - git commit -am 'orphaned'
   - git remote add runner ssh://test@$IP:2022/dokku