diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f080e72..855502d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ before_install:
 
 before_script:
   - mysql -u root -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS pandamonium;'
+  - mysql -u root -e "CREATE USER 'panda'@'localhost';"
   - mysql -u root -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* to 'panda'@'localhost';"
   - mysql -u root pandamonium < persistence/scripts/mysql/local_development.sql