diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d2c9ad0b..e9769981 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ addons:
   apt:
     packages:
     - postgresql-10-postgis-2.5
-    
+
 before_script:
+  - psql -U postgres -c "CREATE ROLE bornhack WITH SUPERUSER LOGIN PASSWORD 'bornhack';"
+  - createdb -O bornhack bornhack
   - psql -U postgres -c "CREATE EXTENSION postgis" bornhack
   - psql -U postgres -c "CREATE EXTENSION btree_gist" bornhack
-  - psql -U postgres -c "CREATE ROLE bornhack WITH SUPERUSER LOGIN PASSWORD 'bornhack';"
 
 install:
   - pip install -r src/requirements/dev.txt