diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 71fbac3ff..9541afaae 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ script:
 env:
   global:
     - DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
+    - LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
     - RUST_TEST_THREADS=1
 
 addons: