diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b6cc4d4f..6bc68d67 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ go:
 
 # run tests w/ coverage
 script:
-  - $GOPATH/bin/goveralls -service=travis-ci
+  - travis_retry $GOPATH/bin/goveralls -service=travis-ci