diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ee2f166189..8e8e2c1dc5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ before_install:
 
 before_script:
   - mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS mattermost_test ;'
-  - mysql -e 'GRANT ALL ON mattermost_test.* TO travis@% ;'
+  - mysql -e 'GRANT ALL ON mattermost_test.* TO \'travis\'@\'%\' ;'
 
 services:
   - redis-server
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