diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 82b5ee71a360..5b783ffaa443 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ before_script:
   - php artisan migrate --no-interaction
   - php artisan db:seed --no-interaction # default seed
   - php artisan db:seed --no-interaction --class=UserTableSeeder # development seed
+  - mysql -u root -e "use ninja;select email from users;"
   # Start webserver on ninja.dev:8000
   - php artisan serve --host=ninja.dev --port=8000 & # '&' allows to run in background
   # Start PhantomJS