diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed742c3ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+rvm:
+  - ree
+  - 1.9.2
+
+script: "bundle exec rake cruise"
+env: "TRAVIS=true"
diff --git a/app/models/app_config.rb b/app/models/app_config.rb
index 08c955601..cc630e9c7 100644
--- a/app/models/app_config.rb
+++ b/app/models/app_config.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,21 @@ require 'uri'
 
 class AppConfig < Settingslogic
 
-  source File.join(Rails.root, "config", "application.yml")
+  def self.travis?
+    ENV["TRAVIS"]
+  end
+
+  def self.source_file_name
+    file_name = "application.yml"
+    file_name << ".example" if travis?
+    File.join(Rails.root, "config", file_name)
+  end
+
+  source source_file_name
   namespace Rails.env
     
   def self.load!
-    if no_config_file? && !have_old_config_file?
+    if no_config_file? && !have_old_config_file? && !travis?
       $stderr.puts <<-HELP
 ******** You haven't set up your Diaspora settings file. **********
 Please do the following:
@@ -37,7 +47,6 @@ HELP
 
     super
 
-
     if no_cert_file_in_prod?
       $stderr.puts <<-HELP
 ******** Diaspora does not know where your SSL-CA-Certificates file is. **********
diff --git a/lib/tasks/db.rake b/lib/tasks/db.rake
index 94fda525d..68a9439ac 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/db.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/db.rake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace :db do
   desc "rebuild and prepare test db"
-  task :rebuild => [:drop, :create, 'schema:load', 'db:test:prepare']
+  task :rebuild => [:drop, :create, :migrate, 'db:test:prepare']
 
   namespace :integration do
     # desc 'Check for pending migrations and load the integration schema'