diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0b8965d..070b23c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   - php composer.phar install
   - sh -c "if [ '$DB' = 'pgsql' ] || [ '$DB' = 'pdo/pgsql' ]; then psql -c 'DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS ci_test;' -U postgres; fi"
   - sh -c "if [ '$DB' = 'pgsql' ] || [ '$DB' = 'pdo/pgsql' ]; then psql -c 'create database ci_test;' -U postgres; fi"
-  - sh -c "if [ '$DB' = 'mysql' ] || [ '$DB' = 'pdo/mysql' ]; then mysql -e 'create database IF NOT EXISTS ci_test;'; fi"
+  - sh -c "if [ '$DB' = 'mysql' ] || [ '$DB' = 'mysqli' ] || [ '$DB' = 'pdo/mysql' ]; then mysql -e 'create database IF NOT EXISTS ci_test;'; fi"
 
 script: phpunit --coverage-text --configuration tests/travis/$DB.phpunit.xml