diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5dfdd40..da2cc98 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ before_install:
 
 before_script:
   - mysql -u root -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS pandamonium;'
-  - mysql -u root -e 'GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* to \\'panda\\'@\\'localhost\\';'
+  - mysql -u root -e 'GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* to \'panda\'@\'localhost\';'
   - mysql -u root pandamonium < persistence/scripts/mysql/local_development.sql
 
 stages: