diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8664192e..19549785 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ before_script:
 script:
   - export GIT_TRACE=1; service/test-push.bat
   - chmod 600 github_deploy_key
+  - ssh -T -i github_deploy_key github.com
 
 after_success:
   - git status