diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 061e3d15..87a47734 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   - "0.10"
   - "0.11"
+before_script:
+  - psql -c 'create database travis_ci_test;' -U postgres
 env:
   - PGUSER=postgres
+  - PGDATABASE=travis_ci_test