diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a935e23e726..1b4e3403f1a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ install:
 before_script:
   - mysql -e 'create database test_frappe'
   - echo "USE mysql;\nCREATE USER 'test_frappe'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'test_frappe';\nFLUSH PRIVILEGES;\n" | mysql -u root
-  - echo "USE mysql;\nGRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `test_frappe`.* TO 'test_frappe'@'localhost;\n" | mysql -u root
+  - echo "USE mysql;\nGRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON \`test_frappe\`.* TO 'test_frappe'@'localhost';\n" | mysql -u root
 
 script:
   - cd ./test_sites/