diff --git a/.travis-ci.sh b/.travis-ci.sh
index bee3ad19b..d65fcbc63 100644
--- a/.travis-ci.sh
+++ b/.travis-ci.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ i386)
   cd camlp4 && ./configure && make && sudo make install
   git clone git://github.com/ocaml/opam
   cd opam && ./configure && make lib-ext && make && sudo make install
+  git config --global user.email "some@name.com"
+  git config --global user.name "Some Name"
   opam init -y -a git://github.com/ocaml/opam-repository
   opam install -y oasis
   opam pin add -y utop https://github.com/diml/utop