diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 100ff7a67..fcc5cf98e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@ script:
   - diesel migration run
   - cargo build
   - cargo test
+env:
+  - DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
 addons:
   postgresql: "9.4"