diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dcbb15e..f13a04a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ php:
 env:
   - MONGO_VERSION=1.2.12
 
+services: mongodb
+
 before_script:
   - pecl -q install mongo-${MONGO_VERSION} && echo "extension=mongo.so" >> `php --ini | grep "Loaded Configuration" | sed -e "s|.*:\s*||"`
   - git submodule update --init