diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8492e564..db5cd52f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ addons:
 before_install:
   - npm install -g npm@2
   - createdb template_postgis
+  - createuser publicuser
   - psql -c "CREATE EXTENSION postgis" template_postgis
 
 env: