diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8b06795..258e85a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@ rvm:
   - 2.0
   - 2.1
   - rbx-2
+before_script:
+  - cp config/database.yml.travis config/database.yml
+  - bundle exec rake db:create db:migrate db:test:prepare
+  # GNU echo requires non-stardard option `-e' to interpret escapes sequences
+  - 'echo -e "test:\n  secret_key_base: $(bundle exec rake secret)" > config/secrets.yml'
+  - mkdir -p data/sounds data/test/sounds
+script: bundle exec rspec
 matrix:
+  fast_finish: true
   allow_failures:
     - rvm: ruby-head
     - rvm: rbx-2
diff --git a/config/database.yml.travis b/config/database.yml.travis
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d70c441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/database.yml.travis
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+test:
+  adapter: postgresql
+  database: travis_ci_test
+  username: postgres
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 14fc638..935da66 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Spork.prefork do
     config.infer_spec_type_from_file_location!
     config.mock_with :rspec
     config.use_transactional_fixtures = true
-    Rails.configuration.sounds_path = "#{Rails.root}/tmp/spec/data/sounds"
     config.after(:all) do
       `rm -f #{Rails.configuration.sounds_path}/*`
     end