diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d71fb7a40c5..48b0923f33e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ matrix:
   include:
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
            ALT=i686-unknown-linux-gnu
-      if: branch != master OR type = pull_request
+
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-apple-darwin
            ALT=i686-apple-darwin
       os: osx
@@ -30,21 +30,21 @@ matrix:
            ALT=i686-unknown-linux-gnu
       rust: 1.31.0
       script:
-        - rustup toolchain install nightly
-        - cargo +nightly generate-lockfile -Z minimal-versions
-        - cargo -V
-        - cargo test --features=deny-warnings
+        - rustup toolchain install nightly-2019-01-09 || travis_terminate 1
+        - cargo +nightly-2019-01-09 generate-lockfile -Z minimal-versions || travis_terminate 1
+        - cargo -V || travis_terminate 1
+        - cargo test --features=deny-warnings || travis_terminate 1
       if: branch != master OR type = pull_request
 
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
            ALT=i686-unknown-linux-gnu
-      rust: nightly
+      rust: nightly-2019-01-09
       install:
         - travis_retry curl -Lf https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/mdBook/releases/download/v0.1.7/mdbook-v0.1.7-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar -xz --directory=$HOME/.cargo/bin
       script:
-        - cargo test --features=deny-warnings
-        - cargo doc --no-deps
-        - (cd src/doc && mdbook build --dest-dir ../../target/doc)
+        - cargo test --features=deny-warnings || travis_terminate 1
+        - cargo doc --no-deps || travis_terminate 1
+        - (cd src/doc && mdbook build --dest-dir ../../target/doc) || travis_terminate 1
       if: branch != master OR type = pull_request
 
   exclude:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6234215f5e3..d38aefa23f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Learn more at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/
 
 ## Code Status
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/rust-lang/cargo.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/rust-lang/cargo)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/rust-lang/cargo.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/rust-lang/cargo)
 [![Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/rust-lang/cargo?branch=master&svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/rust-lang-libs/cargo)
 
 Code documentation: https://docs.rs/cargo/
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index e05d4791672..55ca3ea57d8 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ environment:
 install:
   - if NOT defined APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER if "%APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH%" == "master" appveyor exit
   - appveyor-retry appveyor DownloadFile https://win.rustup.rs/ -FileName rustup-init.exe
-  - rustup-init.exe -y --default-host x86_64-pc-windows-msvc --default-toolchain nightly
+  - rustup-init.exe -y --default-host x86_64-pc-windows-msvc --default-toolchain nightly-2019-01-09
   - set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Users\appveyor\.cargo\bin
   - if defined MINIMAL_VERSIONS rustup toolchain install 1.31.0
   - if defined OTHER_TARGET rustup target add %OTHER_TARGET%
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ test_script:
   # we don't have ci time to run the full `cargo test` with `minimal-versions` like
   # - if defined MINIMAL_VERSIONS cargo +nightly generate-lockfile -Z minimal-versions && cargo +stable test
   # so we just run `cargo check --tests` like
-  - if defined MINIMAL_VERSIONS cargo +nightly generate-lockfile -Z minimal-versions && cargo +1.31.0 check --tests --features=deny-warnings
+  - if defined MINIMAL_VERSIONS cargo +nightly-2019-01-09 generate-lockfile -Z minimal-versions && cargo +1.31.0 check --tests --features=deny-warnings
   - if NOT defined MINIMAL_VERSIONS cargo test --features=deny-warnings