diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index da2acaf..68da556 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ services:
   - mysql
 
 before_install:
-  - cp config/database.example.yml config/database.yml
+  - mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE chexpire_test;'
+  - cp config/database.travis.yml config/database.yml
   - cp config/secrets.example.yml config/secrets.yml
 
   # Test configuration loaded from chexpire.defaults.yml,
diff --git a/config/database.travis.yml b/config/database.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b638b45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/database.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+test:
+  adapter: mysql2
+  database: chexpire_test
+  username: travis
+  encoding: utf8