diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 52d0ef1c5c..fdf3be5bc7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ addons:
         - sqlite3
 
 before_install:
+    - sudo useradd --create-home inventree
+    - sudo mkdir /home/inventree/media /home/media/static /home/media/backup
     - sudo apt-get update
     - sudo apt-get install gettext
     - sudo apt-get install mysql-server libmysqlclient-dev