diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 487f1305e6..ca86ece143 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 language: node_js
 
+services:
+  - mongodb
+
 node_js:
   - '0.11'
   - '0.10'