diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1a0ad5358..04e1e9cfe 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ before_script:
   - psql -U postgres -c "CREATE USER ejabberd_test WITH PASSWORD 'ejabberd_test';"
   - psql -U postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE ejabberd_test;"
   - psql -U postgres -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE ejabberd_test TO ejabberd_test;"
-  - psql -U postgres -c "USE ejabberd_test;" -f sql/pg.sql
+  - psql -U postgres ejabberd_test -f sql/pg.sql
 
 script:
   - ./autogen.sh