diff --git a/service/test-push.bat b/service/test-push.bat
index 5c96be4c..aa19783c 100644
--- a/service/test-push.bat
+++ b/service/test-push.bat
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ set /p BUILD_VERSION=<%ZITI_TUNNEL_WIN_ROOT%version
 set GO111MODULE=on
 cd /d %ZITI_TUNNEL_WIN_ROOT%
 
+
+
+@echo converting shallow clone so travis can co: %GIT_BRANCH%
+git remote set-branches origin %GIT_BRANCH% 2>&1
+git fetch --depth 1 origin %GIT_BRANCH% 2>&1
+git checkout %GIT_BRANCH% 2>&1
+
+
+
+
 echo fetching ziti-ci 2>&1
 call %SVC_ROOT_DIR%/../get-ziti-ci.bat
 echo ziti-ci has been retrieved. running: ziti-ci version 2>&1
@@ -21,7 +31,7 @@ type version 2>&1
 @echo ======================================================== 2>&1
 @echo trying git add and commit 2>&1
 @echo ======================================================== 2>&1
-git diff 2>&1
+
 git add service/ziti-tunnel/version.go 2>&1
 @echo --------------------------- 2>&1
 type service/ziti-tunnel/version.go 2>&1
@@ -29,15 +39,16 @@ type service/ziti-tunnel/version.go 2>&1
 @echo --------------------------- 2>&1
 type %SVC_ROOT_DIR%/ziti-tunnel/version.go 2>&1
 @echo --------------------------- 2>&1
-git diff 2>&1
-git commit -m "updating version" 2>&1
-git diff 2>&1
+
+git commit -m "[skip ci] updating version" 2>&1
+
 
 @echo ======================================================== 2>&1
 @echo trying git push 2>&1
 @echo ======================================================== 2>&1
 git status 2>&1
-git push origin HEAD:%GIT_BRANCH% 2>&1
+git push 2>&1
+rem origin HEAD:%GIT_BRANCH% 2>&1
 REM git push origin HEAD:<name-of-remote-branch> 2>&1
 REM git diff 2>&1