diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8e3525b59..2df192331 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ before_install:
   # for git to use when cloning from googlesource.com.
   # Bypasses "bandwidth limit exceeded" errors.
   # See github.com/golang/go/issues/12933
-  - openssl aes-256-cbc -K $encrypted_3df18f9af81d_key -iv $encrypted_3df18f9af81d_iv -in dist/gitcookie.sh.enc -out dist/gitcookie.sh -d
+ - if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" = "false" ]; then openssl aes-256-cbc -K $encrypted_3df18f9af81d_key -iv $encrypted_3df18f9af81d_iv -in dist/gitcookie.sh.enc -out dist/gitcookie.sh -d; fi
 
 install:
   - bash dist/gitcookie.sh