diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index aacbc09e5..7a01acb4d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ addons:
 install:
   - sh -c 'cd querydsl-root && mvn -B -q install -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -DskipTests=true'
 before_script:
-  - mysql -e "create database querydsl;"
-  - mysql -e "create user 'querydsl'@'localhost' identified by 'querydsl';"
-  - mysql -e "grant all privileges on querydsl.* to 'querydsl'@'localhost';"
+  - mysql -e "create database querydsl;" -u root
+  - mysql -e "create user 'querydsl'@'localhost' identified by 'querydsl';" -u root
+  - mysql -e "grant all privileges on querydsl.* to 'querydsl'@'localhost';" -u root
   - psql -c 'create database querydsl;' -U postgres
   - psql -c "create user querydsl with password 'querydsl';" -U postgres
   - psql -c 'grant all privileges on database querydsl to querydsl;' -U postgres