diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bd40151aaf..479af370e4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ node_js:
 - '0.12'
 - '4'
 before_install:
-# Get a master branch for conventional-changelog-lint
+# Create a master branch for conventional-changelog-lint
 - git remote set-branches origin master && git fetch
+- git checkout master
+- git checkout -
 - npm install -g npm
 script: COVERAGE=y npm test && npm run lint-commit-msg
 after_script: npm run publish-coverage