diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fe413d33..ad0844b4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,25 +6,7 @@ go:
 
 # Derived from https://github.com/lib/pq/blob/master/.travis.yml
 before_install:
-  - sudo apt-get remove -y --purge postgresql libpq-dev libpq5 postgresql-client-common postgresql-common
-  - sudo rm -rf /var/lib/postgresql
-  - wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | sudo apt-key add -
-  - sudo sh -c "echo deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main $PGVERSION >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/postgresql.list"
-  - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confdef -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confnew" install postgresql-$PGVERSION postgresql-server-dev-$PGVERSION postgresql-contrib-$PGVERSION
-  - sudo chmod 777 /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
-  - echo "local     all         postgres                          trust"    >  /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
-  - echo "local     all         all                               trust"    >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
-  - echo "host      all         pgx_md5     127.0.0.1/32          md5"      >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
-  - echo "host      all         pgx_pw      127.0.0.1/32          password" >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
-  - echo "hostssl   all         pgx_ssl     127.0.0.1/32          md5"      >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
-  - echo "host      replication pgx_replication 127.0.0.1/32      md5"      >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
-  - echo "host      pgx_test pgx_replication 127.0.0.1/32      md5"      >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
-  - sudo chmod 777 /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/postgresql.conf
-  - "[[ $PGVERSION < 9.6 ]] || echo \"wal_level='logical'\"     >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/postgresql.conf"
-  - "[[ $PGVERSION < 9.6 ]] || echo \"max_wal_senders=5\"       >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/postgresql.conf"
-  - "[[ $PGVERSION < 9.6 ]] || echo \"max_replication_slots=5\" >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/postgresql.conf"
-  - sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql restart
+  - ./travis/before_install.bash
 
 env:
   global:
@@ -39,26 +21,10 @@ env:
 # The tricky test user, below, has to actually exist so that it can be used in a test
 # of aclitem formatting. It turns out aclitems cannot contain non-existing users/roles.
 before_script:
-  - mv conn_config_test.go.travis conn_config_test.go
-  - psql -U postgres -c 'create database pgx_test'
-  - psql -U postgres pgx_test -c 'create extension hstore'
-  - psql -U postgres -c "create user pgx_ssl SUPERUSER PASSWORD 'secret'"
-  - psql -U postgres -c "create user pgx_md5 SUPERUSER PASSWORD 'secret'"
-  - psql -U postgres -c "create user pgx_pw  SUPERUSER PASSWORD 'secret'"
-  - psql -U postgres -c "create user pgx_replication with replication password 'secret'"
-  - psql -U postgres -c "create user \" tricky, ' } \"\" \\ test user \" superuser password 'secret'"
+  - ./travis/before_script.bash
 
 install:
-  - go get -u github.com/cockroachdb/apd
-  - go get -u github.com/shopspring/decimal
-  - go get -u gopkg.in/inconshreveable/log15.v2
-  - go get -u github.com/jackc/fake
-  - go get -u github.com/lib/pq
-  - go get -u github.com/hashicorp/go-version
-  - go get -u github.com/satori/go.uuid
-  - go get -u github.com/sirupsen/logrus
-  - go get -u github.com/pkg/errors
-  - go get -u go.uber.org/zap
+  - ./travis/install.bash
 
 script:
   - go test -v -race ./...
diff --git a/travis/before_install.bash b/travis/before_install.bash
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c52af7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/travis/before_install.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eux
+
+sudo apt-get remove -y --purge postgresql libpq-dev libpq5 postgresql-client-common postgresql-common
+sudo rm -rf /var/lib/postgresql
+wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | sudo apt-key add -
+sudo sh -c "echo deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main $PGVERSION >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/postgresql.list"
+sudo apt-get update -qq
+sudo apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confdef -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confnew" install postgresql-$PGVERSION postgresql-server-dev-$PGVERSION postgresql-contrib-$PGVERSION
+sudo chmod 777 /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
+echo "local     all         postgres                          trust"    >  /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
+echo "local     all         all                               trust"    >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
+echo "host      all         pgx_md5     127.0.0.1/32          md5"      >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
+echo "host      all         pgx_pw      127.0.0.1/32          password" >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
+echo "hostssl   all         pgx_ssl     127.0.0.1/32          md5"      >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
+echo "host      replication pgx_replication 127.0.0.1/32      md5"      >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
+echo "host      pgx_test pgx_replication 127.0.0.1/32      md5"      >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/pg_hba.conf
+sudo chmod 777 /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/postgresql.conf
+"[[ $PGVERSION < 9.6 ]] || echo \"wal_level='logical'\"     >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/postgresql.conf"
+"[[ $PGVERSION < 9.6 ]] || echo \"max_wal_senders=5\"       >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/postgresql.conf"
+"[[ $PGVERSION < 9.6 ]] || echo \"max_replication_slots=5\" >> /etc/postgresql/$PGVERSION/main/postgresql.conf"
+sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql restart
diff --git a/travis/before_script.bash b/travis/before_script.bash
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5bc53f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/travis/before_script.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eux
+
+mv conn_config_test.go.travis conn_config_test.go
+psql -U postgres -c 'create database pgx_test'
+psql -U postgres pgx_test -c 'create extension hstore'
+psql -U postgres -c "create user pgx_ssl SUPERUSER PASSWORD 'secret'"
+psql -U postgres -c "create user pgx_md5 SUPERUSER PASSWORD 'secret'"
+psql -U postgres -c "create user pgx_pw  SUPERUSER PASSWORD 'secret'"
+psql -U postgres -c "create user pgx_replication with replication password 'secret'"
+psql -U postgres -c "create user \" tricky, ' } \"\" \\ test user \" superuser password 'secret'"
diff --git a/travis/install.bash b/travis/install.bash
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..61b683ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/travis/install.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eux
+
+go get -u github.com/cockroachdb/apd
+go get -u github.com/shopspring/decimal
+go get -u gopkg.in/inconshreveable/log15.v2
+go get -u github.com/jackc/fake
+go get -u github.com/lib/pq
+go get -u github.com/hashicorp/go-version
+go get -u github.com/satori/go.uuid
+go get -u github.com/sirupsen/logrus
+go get -u github.com/pkg/errors
+go get -u go.uber.org/zap