diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d63bfa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+language: ruby
+bundler_args: --without development:assets:production
+rvm:
+  - 1.9.3
+  - jruby-19mode
+before_script:
+  - cp -f config/database.travis.yml config/database.yml
+  - RAILS_ENV=test rake db:create db:migrate db:test:prepare
+script: bundle exec rspec spec
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diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 66653d80..ebb2d583 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ gem 'rack-cors', require: 'rack/cors'
 
 # MODELS
 gem 'pg', platform: :mri
-# Version 1.2.6 introduces a bug relating to SQL binds
-gem 'activerecord-jdbc-adapter', '1.2.5', platform: :jruby
+gem 'activerecord-jdbc-adapter', '1.2.7', platform: :jruby
 gem 'activerecord-jdbcpostgresql-adapter', platform: :jruby
 gem 'has_metadata_column', git: 'git://github.com/RISCfuture/has_metadata_column.git'
 gem 'slugalicious'
@@ -66,10 +65,8 @@ group :development do
   # DOCS
   gem 'yard', require: nil
   gem 'redcarpet', require: nil, platform: :mri
-  gem 'fdoc'
 end
 
-
 group :test do
   # SPECS
   gem 'rspec-rails'
@@ -77,4 +74,7 @@ group :test do
   gem 'fakeweb'
 end
 
-gem 'sql_origin', groups: [:development, :test]
+group :test, :development do
+  gem 'fdoc'
+  gem 'sql_origin'
+end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 4559daf7..3e6d0b41 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ GIT
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
-    activerecord-jdbc-adapter (1.2.5)
-    activerecord-jdbcpostgresql-adapter (1.2.5)
-      activerecord-jdbc-adapter (~> 1.2.5)
+    activerecord-jdbc-adapter (1.2.7)
+    activerecord-jdbcpostgresql-adapter (1.2.7)
+      activerecord-jdbc-adapter (~> 1.2.7)
       jdbc-postgres (>= 9.1, < 9.3)
     activerecord-postgresql-cursors (0.0.2)
     addressable (2.3.2)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ PLATFORMS
   ruby
 
 DEPENDENCIES
-  activerecord-jdbc-adapter (= 1.2.5)
+  activerecord-jdbc-adapter (= 1.2.7)
   activerecord-jdbcpostgresql-adapter
   activerecord-postgresql-cursors
   coffee-rails
diff --git a/config/database.travis.yml b/config/database.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b91559f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/database.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+test:
+  adapter: postgresql
+  database: myapp_test
+  username: postgres
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