diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 19fcd53c6..76efedd50 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ before_script:
   - psql -c 'create database peertube_test4;' -U postgres
   - psql -c 'create database peertube_test5;' -U postgres
   - psql -c 'create database peertube_test6;' -U postgres
-  - psql -c 'create user peertube with password \'peertube\';' -U postgres
+  - psql -c "create user peertube with password 'peertube';" -U postgres
 
 after_failure:
   - cat test1/logs/all-logs.log