diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3f33964032..67d8a994d7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
   - '0.10'
+services:
   - mongodb
 before_script:
   - 'npm install -g grunt-cli mocha'