diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6fe51a0b2..92d47b697 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
         - DESC="Lint Go code"
       before_script:
         - make mock-assets
+        # https://github.com/golang/go/issues/26794
+        - GO111MODULE=on go mod download
       script: make lint-go
 
     - stage: Lint
@@ -75,10 +77,10 @@ jobs:
         - nvm install $(< .nvmrc)
       script:
         - export GO111MODULE=on
+        # https://github.com/golang/go/issues/26794
+        - go mod download
         # compile assets via webpack and build those into bindata_assetfs.go file
         - make bindata_assetfs.go
-        # tidy module deps to ensure we only have what we needed (git diff will pick it up)
-        - go mod tidy -v
         # verify that there are no uncommited changes from (re)compiling sass
         # assets
         - git diff --exit-code
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 2bfe99dcf..eb95468d8 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "extends": ["config:base"],
-  "prConcurrentLimit": 1,
+  "prConcurrentLimit": 3,
   "rebaseStalePrs": false
 }