diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a5f0efc755fe2edd6991612d940798741e70af83..96041322890863f46a131c380ba07d8a22bccb6b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ before_install:
 install:
   # make sure travis test scripts are always latest (so in older releases/branches, the latest scripts will still be used)
   - git fetch
-  - git checkout master ./tests/travis ./plugins/CoreConsole
+  - git checkout master -- ./tests/travis ./plugins/CoreConsole
 
 before_script:
   - ./tests/travis/configure_git.sh