diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7462824..303daab 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
-os:
-    - linux
-
 language: go
+sudo: false
+
+os:
+  - linux
 
 go:
-    - 1.10.2
+  - 1.11.x
 
 install:
-    - go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx
-    - go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx-go
-    - gx install
-
+  - make deps
 
 script:
-    - gx-go rewrite
-    - go test -race -coverprofile=unittest.coverprofile -covermode=atomic .
-
-
-after_success:
-    - bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -f unittest.coverprofile -F unittest
+  - bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ipfs/ci-helpers/master/travis-ci/run-standard-tests.sh)
 
 cache:
-    directories:
-        - $GOPATH/src/gx
+  directories:
+    - $GOPATH/src/gx
+
+notifications:
+  email: false
+
+env: GOTFLAGS="-race"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..411b4a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+test: deps
+	go test -race -v ./...
+
+export IPFS_API ?= v04x.ipfs.io
+
+gx:
+	go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx
+	go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx-go
+
+deps: gx
+	gx --verbose install --global
+	gx-go rewrite
+	go get -t ./...