diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 22d8154dc..9308b354d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,18 @@ before_install:
   - gem install bundler
   - "rm ${BUNDLE_GEMFILE}.lock"
 before_script:
+  - psql -c 'create database registry_test;' -U postgres
+  - psql -c 'create database registry_whois_test;' -U postgres
+  - psql -c 'create database registry_api_log_test;' -U postgres
   - bundle update
   - cp config/application-example.yml config/application.yml
   - cp config/database-travis.yml config/database.yml
-  - RAILS_ENV=test bundle exec rake db:all:setup
+  - RAILS_ENV=test bundle exec rake db:all:schema:load
+  - RAILS_ENV=test bundle exec rake db:seed
 script: 
  - RAILS_ENV=test bundle exec rake
 cache: bundler
+services:
+  - postgresql
 addons:
   postgresql: "9.3"