diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 49eb489c7..e61841843 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ before_install:
   - travis_retry sudo apt-get install --force-yes happy-1.19.3 alex-3.1.3
   - export PATH=/opt/alex/3.1.3/bin:/opt/happy/1.19.3/bin:$PATH
 install:
-  - curl http://bin.begriffs.com/dbapi/cabal-sandbox.tar.xz | tar xJ
+  - travis_retry curl http://bin.begriffs.com/dbapi/cabal-sandbox.tar.xz | tar xJ
   - chmod a+x .cabal-sandbox/bin/*
   - cabal sandbox init
   - cabal install --enable-test --dependencies-only
diff --git a/src/Middleware.hs b/src/Middleware.hs
index 4bda46048..092cc3e09 100644
--- a/src/Middleware.hs
+++ b/src/Middleware.hs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ withSavepoint app conn req respond = do
   catch (app conn req respond) (\e -> let _ = (e::SomeException) in
     runRaw conn "rollback to savepoint req_sp" >> throw e)
 
-authenticated :: BS.ByteString -> Connection -> Application ->
+authenticated :: BS.ByteString -> (Connection -> Application) ->
                  Connection -> Application
 authenticated anon app conn req respond = do
   attempt <- httpRequesterRole (requestHeaders req)