diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b5e95c1cf..5c692ad59 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ env:
 install:
   - pip install -q Django==$DJANGO --use-mirrors
   - python setup.py -q install
+  - pip install -q MySQL-python --use-mirrors
   - pip install -q pexpect --use-mirrors
 
 before_script: