diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6afa7077897..b4305004189 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ before_deploy:
           EXE_NAME=kubeapps-$GOOS-$GOARCH.exe
     fi
   - cp kubeapps $EXE_NAME
-  - strip $EXE_NAME && ./$EXE_NAME version
+  - strip $EXE_NAME
   - >
     size $EXE_NAME || :
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2407bb2af8f..1b7075badd0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ GO_ARCH = GOARCH="${GOARCH}"
 BINARY = kubeapps
 GO_PACKAGES = $(IMPORT_PATH)/cmd $(IMPORT_PATH)/pkg/...
 GO_FILES := $(shell find $(shell $(GOBIN) list -f '{{.Dir}}' $(GO_PACKAGES)) -name \*.go)
-GO_FLAGS = -ldflags="-w -X github.com/kubeapps/kubeapps/cmd.VERSION=${VERSION}"
+GO_FLAGS = -ldflags='-extldflags "-static" -w -X github.com/kubeapps/kubeapps/cmd.VERSION=${VERSION}'
 GO_LDFLAGS =
 EMBEDDED_STATIC = generated/statik/statik.go
 CC_ = CC="${CC}"