diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d5cc3196f..7cf380622 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ jobs:
       # do anything for other branches or PRs
       if: branch =~ /^greenkeeper.*/
       <<: *DEFAULTS_JS
+      # disable cache for Greenkeeper stage, having cache causes greenkeeper
+      # to scan the entire node_modules looking for package.json files
+      # it also doesn't need the cache for anything, it's an external command
+      # installed manually
+      cache:
+        directories: []
+      # change the name and the email in the commit modifying package-lock.json
+      # to match user commiting changes to package.json
+      # https://github.com/greenkeeperio/greenkeeper-lockfile/pull/101
+      env:
+        - GK_LOCK_COMMIT_NAME="greenkeeper[bot]"
+        - GK_LOCK_COMMIT_EMAIL="<greenkeeper[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>"
       script:
         - make greenkeeper-lockfile