diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 85ad1b94..87e4e371 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ install:
   # Create the database schema for shimmie.
   - if [[ "$DB" == "pgsql" ]]; then psql -c "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS shimmie;" -U postgres; fi
   - if [[ "$DB" == "pgsql" ]]; then psql -c "CREATE DATABASE shimmie;" -U postgres; fi
+  - if [[ "$DB" == "mysql" ]]; then mysql -e "SET GLOBAL general_log = 'ON';" -uroot; fi
   - if [[ "$DB" == "mysql" ]]; then mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE shimmie;" -uroot; fi
 
 script:
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ after_failure:
   - sudo cat data/config/shimmie.conf.php
   - sudo cat data/config/extensions.conf.php
   - sudo cat /var/log/php5-fpm.log
+  - sudo cat -f /var/log/mysql/mysql.log
 
 # configure notifications (email, IRC, campfire etc)
 #notifications: