diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d02e929c4..bf5ee38fd 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ before_script:
 script:
   - ./manage.py migrate
   - ./manage.py bower install
-  - py.test
+  - py.test --create-db
   # - ./test_and_check_qa.sh