diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ecb89317e3..c7d91fee30 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - DMAPI=false
       - CONFIG=Release
       - TGS4_TEST_DATABASE_TYPE=MySql
-      - TGS4_TEST_CONNECTION_STRING="server=127.0.0.1;uid=root;pwd=;database=tgs_test"
+      - TGS4_TEST_CONNECTION_STRING="server=127.0.0.1;uid=testuser;pwd=password;database=tgs_test"
       name: "MariaDB Integration Test"
       language: csharp
       mono: none
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - DockerBuild=false
       - DMAPI=false
       - CONFIG=Release
+      - MARIAFIX=true
       - TGS4_TEST_DATABASE_TYPE=Sqlite
       - TGS4_TEST_CONNECTION_STRING="Data Source=TravisTestDB.sqlite3;Mode=ReadWriteCreate"
       name: "Sqlite Integration Test"
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ jobs:
 before_install:
   - if [ $POSTGRESFIX = true ]; then sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER testuser WITH PASSWORD 'password'"; fi
   - if [ $POSTGRESFIX = true ]; then sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER ROLE testuser SUPERUSER"; fi
+  - if [ $MARIAFIX = true ]; then sudo mysql -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'testuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';"; fi
 
 install:
   - if [ $DoxGeneration = false ] && [ $DockerBuild = false ] && [ $DMAPI = true ]; then build/install_byond.sh; fi