diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 75a3146c..6827f256 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ rvm:
 before_install:
   - mysql -e 'set global innodb_file_format = BARRACUDA';
   - mysql -e 'set global innodb_large_prefix = ON';
+  - mysql -e 'set global innodb_default_row_format = DYNAMIC';
+  - mysql -e 'set global innodb_file_per_table = ON';
   - mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS test CHARACTER SET utf8mb4;'
   - psql -c 'create database test;' -U postgres