diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6c00ccceb4..ee2f166189 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 language: go
 
 go:
-  - 1.4.2
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+  - 1.4.2
+
+before_install:
+  - gem install compass
+
+before_script:
+  - mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS mattermost_test ;'
+  - mysql -e 'GRANT ALL ON mattermost_test.* TO travis@% ;'
+
+services:
+  - redis-server
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