diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e9116a0d4..36356b2b3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ python:
   - "2.6"
 before_install:
   - sh -c set
+  - git config --global user.email "travis-tahoe@tahoe-lafs.org"
+  - git config --global user.name "Travis Tahoe"
   - git pull --depth=1000
   - python misc/build_helpers/show-tool-versions.py
 install: