diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 99ba38f3..fc55d2a4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+before_script:
+  - cp config/database.yml.travis config/database.yml
+  - psql --command='CREATE DATABASE travis_ci_test;' --username=postgres
 language: ruby
 rvm:
   - 2.1.5
diff --git a/config/database.yml.travis b/config/database.yml.travis
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d70c4418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/database.yml.travis
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+test:
+  adapter: postgresql
+  database: travis_ci_test
+  username: postgres