diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4855cee..b80e632 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ rvm:
   
 before_install:
   - gem install bundler
-  - sudo apt-get install postgresql
+  #- sudo service postgresql stop
+  - ls /usr/lib/postgresql/9.1/bin
+  #- sudo apt-get install postgresql
+
   
-script: bundle exec rspec
+script: export PATH=/usr/lib/postgresql/9.1/bin:$PATH ; bundle exec rspec
diff --git a/spec/pg_tester_spec.rb b/spec/pg_tester_spec.rb
index 389dcfb..8f313b7 100644
--- a/spec/pg_tester_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/pg_tester_spec.rb
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
     context 'initialize the database' do
       subject { described_class.new }
       it 'should have the postgresql.conf inside the data directory' do
+        subject.create_data_dir
         subject.initdb
         expect(File.exists?("#{subject.data_dir}/postgresql.conf")).to eq(true)
       end
@@ -143,7 +144,9 @@
     context 'run the database via pgctl' do 
       subject { described_class.new }
       it 'should have the postmaster.pid inside the data directory' do
-        subject.rundb
+        subject.create_data_dir
+        subject.initdb
+        puts "IM RUNNING #{subject.rundb}"
         expect(File.exists?("#{subject.data_dir}/postmaster.pid")).to eq(true)
       end