diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8c635458d..abfd1e12d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ install:
   - npm run vscode:prepublish
   - go get -u -v github.com/nsf/gocode
   - go get -u -v github.com/rogpeppe/godef
-  - go get -u -v github.com/golang/lint/golint
+  - if [[ "$(go version)" =~ "go version go1.5" ]]; then echo cannot get golint; else go get -u -v github.com/golang/lint/golint; fi
   - go get -u -v github.com/lukehoban/go-outline
   - go get -u -v sourcegraph.com/sqs/goreturns
   - go get -u -v golang.org/x/tools/cmd/gorename
diff --git a/src/goInstallTools.ts b/src/goInstallTools.ts
index 99aa4b9e6..21e5b0772 100644
--- a/src/goInstallTools.ts
+++ b/src/goInstallTools.ts
@@ -11,38 +11,76 @@ import path = require('path');
 import os = require('os');
 import cp = require('child_process');
 import { showGoStatus, hideGoStatus } from './goStatus';
-import { getBinPath } from './goPath';
+import { getBinPath, getGoRuntimePath } from './goPath';
 import { outputChannel } from './goStatus';
 
-let tools: { [key: string]: string } = {
-	'gocode': 'github.com/nsf/gocode',
-	'goreturns': 'sourcegraph.com/sqs/goreturns',
-	'gopkgs': 'github.com/tpng/gopkgs',
-	'godef': 'github.com/rogpeppe/godef',
-	'golint': 'github.com/golang/lint/golint',
-	'go-outline': 'github.com/lukehoban/go-outline',
-	'go-symbols': 'github.com/newhook/go-symbols',
-	'guru': 'golang.org/x/tools/cmd/guru',
-	'gorename': 'golang.org/x/tools/cmd/gorename',
-	'goimports': 'golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports'
-};
+interface SemVersion {
+	major: number;
+	minor: number;
+}
+
+let goVersion: SemVersion = null;
+
+function getTools(): { [key: string]: string }  {
+	let goConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('go');
+	let tools: { [key: string]: string } = {
+		'gocode': 'github.com/nsf/gocode',
+		'gopkgs': 'github.com/tpng/gopkgs',
+		'godef': 'github.com/rogpeppe/godef',
+		'go-outline': 'github.com/lukehoban/go-outline',
+		'go-symbols': 'github.com/newhook/go-symbols',
+		'guru': 'golang.org/x/tools/cmd/guru',
+		'gorename': 'golang.org/x/tools/cmd/gorename'
+	};
+
+	// Install the formattool that was chosen by the user
+	if (goConfig['formatTool'] === 'goimports') {
+		tools['goimports'] = 'golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports';
+	} else if (goConfig['formatTool'] === 'goreturns') {
+		tools['goreturns'] = 'sourcegraph.com/sqs/goreturns';
+	}
+
+	// golint is no longer supported in go1.5
+	if (goVersion && (goVersion.major > 1 || (goVersion.major === 1 && goVersion.minor > 5))) {
+		tools['golint'] = 'github.com/golang/lint/golint';
+	}
+	return tools;
+}
 
 export function installAllTools() {
-	installTools(Object.keys(tools));
+	getGoVersion().then(() => installTools());
 }
 
 export function promptForMissingTool(tool: string) {
-	vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`The "${tool}" command is not available.  Use "go get -v ${tools[tool]}" to install.`, 'Install All', 'Install').then(selected => {
-		if (selected === 'Install') {
-			installTools([tool]);
-		} else if (selected === 'Install All') {
-			getMissingTools().then(installTools);
-			hideGoStatus();
+
+	getGoVersion().then(() => {
+		if (tool === 'golint' && goVersion.major === 1 && goVersion.minor < 6) {
+			vscode.window.showInformationMessage('golint no longer supports go1.5, update your settings to use gometalinter as go.lintTool and install gometalinter');
+			return;
 		}
+
+		vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`The "${tool}" command is not available.  Use "go get -v ${getTools()[tool]}" to install.`, 'Install All', 'Install').then(selected => {
+			if (selected === 'Install') {
+				installTools([tool]);
+			} else if (selected === 'Install All') {
+				getMissingTools().then(installTools);
+				hideGoStatus();
+			}
+		});
 	});
+
 }
 
-export function installTools(missing: string[]) {
+/**
+ * Installs given array of missing tools. If no input is given, the all tools are installed
+ * 
+ * @param string[] array of tool names to be installed
+ */
+function installTools(missing?: string[]) {
+	let tools = getTools();
+	if (!missing) {
+		missing = Object.keys(tools);
+	}
 	outputChannel.show();
 	outputChannel.clear();
 	outputChannel.appendLine('Installing ' + missing.length + ' tools');
@@ -134,14 +172,34 @@ export function setupGoPathAndOfferToInstallTools() {
 }
 
 function getMissingTools(): Promise<string[]> {
-	let keys = Object.keys(tools);
-	return Promise.all<string>(keys.map(tool => new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
-		let toolPath = getBinPath(tool);
-		fs.exists(toolPath, exists => {
-			resolve(exists ? null : tool);
+	return getGoVersion().then(() => {
+		let keys = Object.keys(getTools());
+		return Promise.all<string>(keys.map(tool => new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
+			let toolPath = getBinPath(tool);
+			fs.exists(toolPath, exists => {
+				resolve(exists ? null : tool);
+			});
+		}))).then(res => {
+			let missing = res.filter(x => x != null);
+			return missing;
 		});
-	}))).then(res => {
-		let missing = res.filter(x => x != null);
-		return missing;
 	});
 }
+
+export function getGoVersion(): Promise<SemVersion> {
+	if (goVersion) {
+		return Promise.resolve(goVersion);
+	}
+	return new Promise<SemVersion>((resolve, reject) => {
+		cp.execFile(getGoRuntimePath(), ['version'], {}, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+			let matches = /go version go(\d).(\d).*/.exec(stdout);
+			if (matches) {
+				goVersion = {
+					major: parseInt(matches[1]),
+					minor: parseInt(matches[2])
+				};
+			}
+			return resolve(goVersion);
+		});
+	});
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/go.test.ts b/test/go.test.ts
index e887314f0..72a814b2c 100644
--- a/test/go.test.ts
+++ b/test/go.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import cp = require('child_process');
 import { getEditsFromUnifiedDiffStr, getEdits } from '../src/diffUtils';
 import jsDiff = require('diff');
 import { testCurrentFile } from '../src/goTest';
+import { getGoVersion } from '../src/goInstallTools';
 
 suite('Go Extension Tests', () => {
 	let gopath = process.env['GOPATH'];
@@ -122,15 +123,23 @@ encountered.
 			// { line: 7, severity: 'warning', msg: 'no formatting directive in Printf call' },
 			{ line: 11, severity: 'error', msg: 'undefined: prin' },
 		];
-		check(path.join(fixturePath, 'errorsTest', 'errors.go'), config).then(diagnostics => {
-			let sortedDiagnostics = diagnostics.sort((a, b) => a.line - b.line);
-			for (let i in expected) {
-				assert.equal(sortedDiagnostics[i].line, expected[i].line);
-				assert.equal(sortedDiagnostics[i].severity, expected[i].severity);
-				assert.equal(sortedDiagnostics[i].msg, expected[i].msg);
+		getGoVersion().then(version => {
+			if (version.major === 1 && version.minor === 5) {
+				// golint is not supported in Go 1.5, so skip the test
+				return Promise.resolve();
 			}
-			assert.equal(sortedDiagnostics.length, expected.length, `too many errors ${JSON.stringify(sortedDiagnostics)}`);
+			return check(path.join(fixturePath, 'errorsTest', 'errors.go'), config).then(diagnostics => {
+				let sortedDiagnostics = diagnostics.sort((a, b) => a.line - b.line);
+				for (let i in expected) {
+					assert.equal(sortedDiagnostics[i].line, expected[i].line);
+					assert.equal(sortedDiagnostics[i].severity, expected[i].severity);
+					assert.equal(sortedDiagnostics[i].msg, expected[i].msg);
+				}
+				assert.equal(sortedDiagnostics.length, expected.length, `too many errors ${JSON.stringify(sortedDiagnostics)}`);
+			});
+
 		}).then(() => done(), done);
+
 	});
 
 	test('Gometalinter error checking', (done) => {