diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 363c049..678fc2b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ before_install:
   - "echo 'gem: --no-ri --no-rdoc' > ~/.gemrc"
   - "gem install bundler"
   - "bundle -v"
+  - "cp -f config/database.yml.example config/database.yml"
+  - "bundle exec rake db:drop db:create db:schema:load --trace 2>&1"
 
-before_script:
-    - "bundle exec rake travis:before_script"
 services:
     - postgresql