diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6a2da63db..8e3525b59 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,17 @@ go:
   - tip
 
 env:
-- CGO_ENABLED=0
+  - CGO_ENABLED=0
+
+before_install:
+  # Decrypts a script that installs an authenticated cookie
+  # for git to use when cloning from googlesource.com.
+  # Bypasses "bandwidth limit exceeded" errors.
+  # See github.com/golang/go/issues/12933
+  - openssl aes-256-cbc -K $encrypted_3df18f9af81d_key -iv $encrypted_3df18f9af81d_iv -in dist/gitcookie.sh.enc -out dist/gitcookie.sh -d
 
 install:
+  - bash dist/gitcookie.sh
   - go get -t ./...
   - go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/vet
 
diff --git a/dist/gitcookie.sh.enc b/dist/gitcookie.sh.enc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a51f392b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/gitcookie.sh.enc
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