diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 061e3d1..8014d60 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ node_js:
   - "0.11"
 env:
   - PGUSER=postgres
+  - PGDATABASE=travis_ci_test
+before_script:
+  - psql -c 'create database travis_ci_test;' -U postgres