diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 061e3d1..dafe36d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   - "0.10"
   - "0.11"
+before_install:
+  - npm install npm --global
 env:
-  - PGUSER=postgres
+  - PGUSER=postgres PGDATABASE=postgres