diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3b00d400..fd3e32cf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
 install:
   - make develop dev-postgres
 before_script:
-  - psql -c "create database lemur; create user lemur with password 'lemur;' -U postgres"
+  - psql -c "create database lemur; create user lemur with password 'lemur;'" -U postgres
   - npm install -g bower
 script:
   - make lint