diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9bf2fa7e5a282af3badf221800ea5443c5e852ff..333c3fedf9a9d291af18eb7900abbf02ffc73069 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ cache:
     - $HOME/.composer/cache
     - $HOME/.npm
 
+services:
+  - mysql
+
 php:
   - 7.0
   - 7.1