diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8450f26..aa96f57 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ before_script:
   - echo "modify sysdba -pw masterkey" | gsec -user SYSDBA -password $ISC_PASSWORD
   - sudo mkdir -p /tmp/firebird
   - sudo chown firebird.firebird /tmp/firebird
-  - sudo usermod -G firebird travis
+  - sudo chmod 0777 /tmp/firebird
 script:
-  - sudo -E su travis -c 'bundle exec rake compile:fb_ext test'
+  - bundle exec rake compile:fb_ext test
 rvm:
   - 1.9.3
   - 2.0.0