diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 77e5ca62dc..514b27248b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 language: php
 
+services:
+  - mysql
+
 php:
   - "7.1"
   - "7.0"