diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fcc5cf98..8555d92d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ script:
   - cargo build
   - cargo test
 env:
-  - DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
+  - LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
 addons:
   postgresql: "9.4"