diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0b524b4700..847e9f139a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ rvm:
   - 2.4.1
 
 sudo: false
-dist: precise
+dist: trusty
 
 cache:
   bundler: true
diff --git a/script/ci_setup.sh b/script/ci_setup.sh
index 7065aea2ed..fc2ac75ea5 100644
--- a/script/ci_setup.sh
+++ b/script/ci_setup.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ run() {
 }
 
 if [ $2 = "mysql" ]; then
-  run "mysql -e 'create database travis_ci_test;'"
+  run "mysql -u root -e \"CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS travis_ci_test DEFAULT CHARACTER SET = 'utf8' DEFAULT COLLATE 'utf8_general_ci';\""
+  run "mysql -u root -e \"GRANT ALL ON travis_ci_test.* TO 'travis'@'localhost';\""
   run "cp script/templates/database.travis.mysql.yml config/database.yml"
 
 elif [ $2 = "postgres" ]; then