diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6fd77973..756dc088 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ install:
     - pip install future
     - python setup.py install --quiet
     - pip install --quiet pytest-cov
+    - pip3 install mysqlclient
 
 script:
     # test_05vector_07slp takes too long (so travis errors the build), it also fails on py2!