diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 193c125..d39733d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 before_script:
   - cp config/database_example.yml config/database.yml
   - cp config/secrets_example.yml config/secrets.yml
-  - mysql -e 'create database IF NOT EXISTS roadmap_test;' -uroot
+  - mysql -e 'create database IF NOT EXISTS roadmap_test;' -u root --innodb_large_prefix=1 --innodb_file_per_table=1 innodb_file_format=barracuda
 
 script:
   - bundle exec rake db:test:prepare