diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5a6434e5..df180c6e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 language: elixir
+services:
+  - postgresql
 cache:
   directories:
     - $HOME/.mix
@@ -7,4 +9,8 @@ elixir:
 otp_release:
   - 20.1
 script:
-  - bin/setup
\ No newline at end of file
+  - bin/setup
+before_script:
+  - psql -c 'create database example_test;' -U postgres
+env:
+  - DATABASE_POSTGRESQL_USERNAME=postgres