diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d63e9d459..5e254e037 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ os:
   - osx
 
 go:
-  - 1.9.x
+  - 1.10.x
 
 install:
   # build nim from our own branch - this to avoid the day-to-day churn and
@@ -24,20 +24,20 @@ install:
   # flexibility to apply patches
   #
   # check version of remote branch
-  - "export NIMVER=$(git ls-remote https://github.com/status-im/nim.git HEAD | cut -f 1)"
+  # - "export NIMVER=$(git ls-remote https://github.com/status-im/nim.git HEAD | cut -f 1)"
 
   # after building nim, wipe csources to save on cache space
-  - "{ [ -f nim/$NIMVER/bin/nim ] && [ -f nim/$NIMVER/bin/nimble ] ; } ||
-      { rm -rf nim ;
-        mkdir -p nim ;
-        git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/status-im/nim.git nim/$NIMVER ;
-        cd nim/$NIMVER ;
-        sh build_all.sh ;
-        rm -rf csources ;
-        cd ../.. ;
-      }"
-  - "export PATH=$PWD/nim/$NIMVER/bin:$PATH"
-  - go get github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-daemon
+  # - "{ [ -f nim/$NIMVER/bin/nim ] && [ -f nim/$NIMVER/bin/nimble ] ; } ||
+  #     { rm -rf nim ;
+  #       mkdir -p nim ;
+  #       git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/status-im/nim.git nim/$NIMVER ;
+  #       cd nim/$NIMVER ;
+  #       sh build_all.sh ;
+  #       rm -rf csources ;
+  #       cd ../.. ;
+  #     }"
+  # - "export PATH=$PWD/nim/$NIMVER/bin:$PATH"
+  - go get -v github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-daemon
   - cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-daemon
   - make