diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 675a5d4a3b..ff94e2587c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ notifications:
 
 before_script:
   - git fetch --tags
-  - git fetch --unshallow
+  - git fetch --unshallow || true
   - export DESCRIBE=$(git describe)
   - export PR=https://api.github.com/repos/$TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG/pulls/$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST
   - export BRANCH=$(if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ]; then echo $TRAVIS_BRANCH; else echo `curl -s $PR | jq -r .head.ref`; fi)