diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b6a84236..fd43b599 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ env:
 
 before_script:
   # Change MySQL root password
-  - echo "USE mysql;\nUPDATE user SET password=PASSWORD('root') WHERE user='root';\nFLUSH PRIVILEGES;\n" | mysql -u root
+  - echo "USE mysql;\nUPDATE user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('root') WHERE user='root';\nFLUSH PRIVILEGES;\n" | mysql -u root
 
   - composer install
   - bash tests/bin/before_script.sh