diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cbd3efb315..e699e21d54 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ env:
   global:
     - secure: "CiFhtg+3xf6BGnSldT4phpr+7DhaPxQkLLqR4uhuqRIcb3XnZxsA9FXhWLaheUiH9wXVfF0C5Cqa73X4U2uBsfFn3fDetQwsoFdG+bqcF35LAXRK3/aowygLKHg2KjdeM2g4EQKw1T8x2CMhv+IizB8tYnVlaRgb1C5b2xl6zqI="
     - secure: "IBrkNMP60iafuSXloV96bSG4IqOXKH4I44oDdHEN2as7jxLMX4z/EzPUdTS/zfmBkQOE1j12DUXOOVEPl1usiLuS6MMEHUeLDR5cajtGDgDHYbKTtTB49kqXDJzU2mBvCvqOKKtuXFhX2uz9Riq+cylOoBRRauXo6RRvjw9IrfM="
+    - TESTSUITE_USER=root
+    - TESTSUITE_PASSWORD=root
 before_script:
+  - mysql -uroot -e 'SET PASSWORD = PASSWORD("root")'
   - if [[ -z "$LINT" ]] ; then
     if [[ $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION != "hhvm" ]] ; then