diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2bf34b5c43a8ce6e2e07090b3b1653a5e58e1d5d..4cfe98c2424d60b3a50d870dc0da5df2ee9243ba 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,32 @@
-sudo: false
+os:
+  - linux
 
 language: go
+
 go:
-  - 1.9
-  
+  - 1.11.x
+
+env:
+  global:
+    - GOTFLAGS="-race"
+  matrix:
+    - BUILD_DEPTYPE=gx
+    - BUILD_DEPTYPE=gomod
+
+
+# disable travis install
 install:
-  - go get github.com/whyrusleeping/gx
-  - go get github.com/whyrusleeping/gx-go
+  - true
+
 script:
-  - make test
-  
-after_success:
-  - bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
+  - bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ipfs/ci-helpers/master/travis-ci/run-standard-tests.sh)
+
 
 cache:
   directories:
     - $GOPATH/src/gx
+    - $GOPATH/pkg/mod
+    - $HOME/.cache/go-build
 
 notifications:
-email: false
+  email: false
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..28b98ba0ddfb9ffce13432aa8c6fcce6dcf875cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-pq