diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 28e7437..caf8110 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@
       compiler: gcc
 before_script:
   - ./ci/show-cpu-info
+  - "curl -H 'Metadata-Flavor: Google' http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/instance/cpu-platform"
+  - "curl -H 'Metadata-Flavor: Google' http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/instance/machine-type"
 script:
   - ./ci/vm/run