diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 01f0afc2ef6..ffc79dc7bc0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ rvm:
   - 1.9.3
 before_script:
   - psql -c 'create database discourse_test;' -U postgres
+  - rake db:migrate
 services:
   - redis-server
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