diff --git a/.travis/mysql_settings.py b/.travis/mysql_settings.py
index c6d04df12..f531a6b57 100644
--- a/.travis/mysql_settings.py
+++ b/.travis/mysql_settings.py
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ DATABASES = {
         'PASSWORD': 'password',
         'HOST': 'localhost',  # or an IP Address that your DB is hosted on
         'PORT': '',  # use default port
+        'TEST': {
+            "TEMPLATE": 'default'
+        }
     }
 }