diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2f904d62a..709227b81 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 language: java
 jdk: oraclejdk8
+before_install:
+  - chmod a+x gradlew
+  - ./gradlew clean
 install: "./gradlew setupCIWorkspace"
 script: "./gradlew build"
 after_success: "./gradlew bintrayUpload"
@@ -11,4 +14,4 @@ cache:
     - $HOME/.gradle/caches/
     - $HOME/.gradle/wrapper/
 notifications:
-  email: false
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+  email: false