diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index eba955dbf..4ae96bb38 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ before_script:
   - psql -c 'create extension hstore;' -U postgres
   - psql -c 'create extension postgis;' -U postgres
   - psql -c 'create database unit;' -U postgres
+  - ./.travis/setup_database
 
 env:
   - EBEAN_DB=h2
diff --git a/.travis/print_surefire_reports b/.travis/print_surefire_reports
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/.travis/setup_database b/.travis/setup_database
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7c605ec2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis/setup_database
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "\n=== SETUP DATABASE ===\n"
+
+set -e
+set -x
+
+# Setup postgres' users and databases
+sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER unit WITH PASSWORD 'unit';"
+sudo -u postgres psql -c 'CREATE DATABASE test WITH OWNER unit;'
+sudo -u postgres psql test -c 'CREATE EXTENSION hstore;'
+sudo -u postgres psql test -c 'CREATE EXTENSION pgcrypto;'
+sudo -u postgres psql test -c 'CREATE EXTENSION postgis;'
+