diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a19cc11..cd0da39 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,27 +4,29 @@ go:
   - 1.5
 
 env:
-  - "GIMME_OS=linux GIMME_ARCH=amd64"
-  - "GIMME_OS=darwin GIMME_ARCH=amd64"
-  - "GIMME_OS=windows GIMME_ARCH=amd64"
-  - "GIMME_OS=windows GIMME_ARCH=386"
+  - "MY_GOOS=linux MY_GOARCH=amd64"
+  - "MY_GOOS=darwin MY_GOARCH=amd64"
+  - "MY_GOOS=windows MY_GOARCH=amd64"
+  - "MY_GOOS=windows MY_GOARCH=386"
 
-# workaround for travis-ci/gimme#25 to pick up latest version of gimme and run again
 before_install:
-  - curl -o gimme -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/travis-ci/gimme/master/gimme
-  - chmod u+x gimme
-  - unset GOROOT GOTOOLDIR
-  - eval "$(./gimme 1.5)"
-  - go version
-  - go env
+# workaround for travis-ci/gimme#42
+  - curl -o go.tar.gz -sL https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.6.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+  - tar -C $HOME -xf go.tar.gz
+  - rm go.tar.gz
+  - export GOROOT="${HOME}/go"
+  - export PATH="${GOROOT}/bin:${PATH}"
+  - export GOOS="${MY_GOOS}"
+  - export GOARCH="${MY_GOARCH}"
+# end of workaround ###
 
 install:
   - go get -d -t ./...
-  - "if test $GIMME_OS.$GIMME_ARCH = linux.amd64; then npm install; fi"
+  - "if test $GOOS.$GOARCH = linux.amd64; then npm install; fi"
 
 script:
   - go install -v ./...
-  - "if test $GIMME_OS.$GIMME_ARCH = linux.amd64; then npm test; fi"
+  - "if test $GOOS.$GOARCH = linux.amd64; then npm test; fi"
 
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diff --git a/.travis_rename_releases.sh b/.travis_rename_releases.sh
index 943c0b9..d950c31 100755
--- a/.travis_rename_releases.sh
+++ b/.travis_rename_releases.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # set an environment variable for its location that we can use in .travis.yml for
 # publishing back to github.
 
-# all cross-compiled binaries are in subdirectories: ${GOPATH}/bin/${GIMME_OS}_${GIMME_ARCH}/
+# all cross-compiled binaries are in subdirectories: ${GOPATH}/bin/${GOOS}_${GOARCH}/
 # linux 64 bit, not cross-compiled, breaks this rule and is in ${GOPATH}/bin
 # therefore move it to match the convention of the others, to simplify subsequent steps
 # note: we don't know what we built, so only move it if we happen to be linux amd64 travis job
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ fi
 
 # linux, darwin:
 FILE_EXT=""
-[ "${GIMME_OS}" == "windows" ] && FILE_EXT=".exe"
+[ "${GOOS}" == "windows" ] && FILE_EXT=".exe"
 
 # let's rename the release file because it has a 1:1 mapping with what it is called on
 # github releases, and therefore the name for each platform needs to be unique so that
 # they don't overwrite each other. Set a variable that can be used in .travis.yml
-export RELEASE_FILE="${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/livelog-${GIMME_OS}-${GIMME_ARCH}${FILE_EXT}"
-mv "${GOPATH}/bin/${GIMME_OS}_${GIMME_ARCH}/livelog${FILE_EXT}" "${RELEASE_FILE}"
+export RELEASE_FILE="${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/livelog-${GOOS}-${GOARCH}${FILE_EXT}"
+mv "${GOPATH}/bin/${GOOS}_${GOARCH}/livelog${FILE_EXT}" "${RELEASE_FILE}"