diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 361ce4416d..21268a1947 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ install:
 
 before_script:
   - evennia --init testing_mygame
-  - cp .travis/$(TESTING_DB)_settings.py testing_mygame/server/conf/settings.py
+  - cp .travis/$TESTING_DB_settings.py testing_mygame/server/conf/settings.py
   - cd testing_mygame
   - evennia migrate