diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a2430ee..3f91ac9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   - "4"
   - "6"
+services:
+  - postgresql
+before_script:
+  - psql -c 'create database testdb;' -U postgres
 before_install:
   - pip install --user codecov
 after_success: