diff --git a/conn_config_test.go.travis b/conn_config_test.go.travis
index f8fb4260..564d704c 100644
--- a/conn_config_test.go.travis
+++ b/conn_config_test.go.travis
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ var plainPasswordConnConfig = &pgx.ConnConfig{Host: "127.0.0.1", User: "pgx_pw",
 var invalidUserConnConfig = &pgx.ConnConfig{Host: "127.0.0.1", User: "invalid", Database: "pgx_test"}
 var tlsConnConfig = &pgx.ConnConfig{Host: "127.0.0.1", User: "pgx_ssl", Password: "secret", Database: "pgx_test", TLSConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true}}
 var customDialerConnConfig = &pgx.ConnConfig{Host: "127.0.0.1", User: "pgx_md5", Password: "secret", Database: "pgx_test"}
-var pgVersion = os.getenv("PGVERSION")
+var pgVersion string
 var replicationConfig *pgx.ConnConfig = nil
+
+pgVersion = os.getenv("PGVERSION")
 if len(pgVersion) > 0 {
     version, err := strconv.ParseFloat(pgVersion)
     if err == nil && version >= 9.6 {