diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 77694bddf3b05e..de7d7d47f88681 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -85,3 +85,4 @@ jobs:
         - flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
   allow_failures:  # TODO (cclauss): remove this when dependencies are clean
     - name: "Find syntax errors in our Python dependencies"
+    - name: "First commit message adheres to guidelines at <a href=\"https://goo.gl/p2fr5Q\">https://goo.gl/p2fr5Q</a>"