diff --git a/backend/go/BUILD b/backend/go/BUILD
index 81b1b37d..8f556e28 100644
--- a/backend/go/BUILD
+++ b/backend/go/BUILD
@@ -223,12 +223,8 @@ def go_mod(
         name = "_go_mod_gen",
         run = "godeps mod $SRC_CFG",
         out = "/**/BUILD",
-        deps = {
-            "cfg": godeps_cfg,
-        },
-        runtime_deps = {
-            "deps": godeps_deps,
-        },
+        deps = {"cfg": godeps_cfg},
+        runtime_deps = {"deps": godeps_deps},
         hash_deps = [imports, gomodsum],
         tools = godeps,
         env = {
diff --git a/backend/go/go.sh b/backend/go/go.sh
index 06dd8f48..ce051bdf 100755
--- a/backend/go/go.sh
+++ b/backend/go/go.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 export GOPATH=${GOPATH:-$GO_OUTDIR/gopath}
 export GOCACHE=${GOCACHE:-$GO_OUTDIR/gocache}
 export GOROOT=$GO_OUTDIR/go
-export GOFLAGS=-modcacherw
+export GOFLAGS="-modcacherw -buildvcs=false"
 export CGO_ENABLED=${CGO_ENABLED:-0}
 
 set -u