diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5add6284a6de2..d1c8ba7bfbb18 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   - 6
 
+before_script:
+  - mkdir private && echo "{\"gh_token\":\"$GITHUB_TOKEN\"}" > private/secret.json
+
 script:
   - npm run lint
   - npm run test:js