diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3ec2232..35df7ad 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ before_install:
   # configure it to accept local connections from postgres
   - echo -e "# TYPE  DATABASE        USER            ADDRESS                 METHOD \nlocal   all             postgres                                trust\nlocal   all             all                                     trust\nhost    all             all             127.0.0.1/32            trust" \
     | sudo tee /etc/postgresql/9.5/main/pg_hba.conf
-  - sudo service postgresql reload
+  - sudo cat /etc/postgresql/9.5/main/postgresql.conf | grep ^port
+  - sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql restart 9.5
 
 script:
   - sudo make install