diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9beae139cd..c6a288b2a8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ before_script:
   - sleep 10
 
 script:
-  - mysql -u root -ptravis -e "create database test_frappe"
-  - mysql -u root -ptravis -e "USE mysql; CREATE USER 'test_frappe'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'test_frappe'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; "
-  - mysql -u root -ptravis -e "USE mysql; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON \`test_frappe\`.* TO 'test_frappe'@'localhost';"
+  - mysql -u root -ptravis -e "CREATE DATABASE test_frappe"
+  - mysql -u root -ptravis -e "CREATE USER 'test_frappe'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'test_frappe'"
+  - mysql -u root -ptravis -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON \`test_frappe\`.* TO 'test_frappe'@'localhost'"
+  - mysql -u root -ptravis -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES"
+
   - bench --site test_site reinstall --yes
   - bench --site test_site scheduler disable
   - bench --site test_site run-tests --coverage