diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b2d8b48731..79ed17804a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ install:
 
 before_script:
   - psql -c 'CREATE DATABASE travis_test;' -U postgres
+  - python manage.py migrate --noinput
+  - python manage.py runserver &
 
 script:
-  - python manage.py test akvo.rsr.tests.iati_import
-  - coverage run --source=akvo manage.py test akvo.rsr.tests.iati_import
+  - python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+  - python manage.py test --noinput akvo.rsr.tests
+  - coverage run --source=akvo manage.py test akvo.rsr.tests
 
 after_success:
   - coveralls
diff --git a/akvo/rsr/tests/iati_export/test_iati_export.py b/akvo/rsr/tests/iati_export/test_iati_export.py
index c6c49d84f3..2fae2fdf2c 100644
--- a/akvo/rsr/tests/iati_export/test_iati_export.py
+++ b/akvo/rsr/tests/iati_export/test_iati_export.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_valid_xml(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(iati_export.iati_file, '')
 
         # Get XML string of file
-        tree = ElementTree.parse(iati_export.iati_file)
+        tree = ElementTree.parse(iati_export.iati_file.file)
         root = tree.getroot()
         root_tostring = ElementTree.tostring(root, encoding='utf8', method='xml')
 
diff --git a/akvo/settings/80-travis.conf b/akvo/settings/80-travis.conf
index b01dc136e5..74f4d4b0d5 100644
--- a/akvo/settings/80-travis.conf
+++ b/akvo/settings/80-travis.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import os
 
 if 'TRAVIS' in os.environ:
+    STATICFILES_STORAGE='pipeline.storage.NonPackagingPipelineStorage'
+    PIPELINE_ENABLED=False
+
     DATABASES = {
         'default': {
             'ENGINE':   'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',