diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 31fc5a1..c55a42c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ sudo:
     required
 
 before_script:
+    which mysql && until mysql -u root -e "show status" &>/dev/null; do echo "Waiting for MySQL to start..."; sleep 5; done
     mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE travistest;'
 
 script: