diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 5d4cd585..0b13d449 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 namespace :db do
   env = ENV["RAILS_ENV"]
-  fail "Cannot run rake db:create in production." if env == 'production'
-  desc "Create and migrate the #{env} database"
-  task :create do
-    sh "createdb travis_#{env}" rescue nil
-    sh "psql -q travis_#{env} < #{Gem.loaded_specs['travis-migrations'].full_gem_path}/db/structure.sql"
+  if env != 'production'
+    desc "Create and migrate the #{env} database"
+    task :create do
+      sh "createdb travis_#{env}" rescue nil
+      sh "psql -q travis_#{env} < #{Gem.loaded_specs['travis-migrations'].full_gem_path}/db/structure.sql"
+    end
   end
 end