diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index af68f41..5452294 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+before_script:
+  - psql -c 'create database sqlalchemy_utils_test;' -U postgres
+
+
 language: python
 python:
   - 2.6