diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d6d81016..ff84c75c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,10 @@ go_import_path: github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb
 before_install:
   # ginkgo golint dep migrate
   - make installtools
-  # geth
-  - wget https://gethstore.blob.core.windows.net/builds/geth-linux-amd64-1.8.0-5f540757.tar.gz
-  - tar -xzf geth-linux-amd64-1.8.0-5f540757.tar.gz
-  - sudo cp geth-linux-amd64-1.8.0-5f540757/geth /usr/local/bin
 
 before_script:
   - sudo -u postgres createdb vulcanize_private
   - make migrate HOST_NAME=localhost NAME=vulcanize_private PORT=5432
-  - nohup make startprivate </dev/null &
 
 script:
   - make test
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 1fe36a9a..1059ec45 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -1,24 +1,38 @@
 package config_test
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
+var vulcanizeConfig = []byte(`
+[database]
+name = "dbname"
+hostname = "localhost"
+port = 5432
+
+[client]
+ipcPath = "IPCPATH/geth.ipc"
+`)
+
 var _ = Describe("Loading the config", func() {
 
 	It("reads the private config using the environment", func() {
-		testConfig := viper.New()
-		testConfig.SetConfigName("private")
-		testConfig.AddConfigPath("$GOPATH/src/github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/environments/")
-		err := testConfig.ReadInConfig()
+		viper.SetConfigName("config")
+		viper.AddConfigPath("$GOPATH/src/github.com/vulcanize/vulcanizedb/environments/")
 		Expect(viper.Get("client.ipcpath")).To(BeNil())
+
+		testConfig := viper.New()
+		testConfig.SetConfigType("toml")
+		err := testConfig.ReadConfig(bytes.NewBuffer(vulcanizeConfig))
 		Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 		Expect(testConfig.Get("database.hostname")).To(Equal("localhost"))
-		Expect(testConfig.Get("database.name")).To(Equal("vulcanize_private"))
+		Expect(testConfig.Get("database.name")).To(Equal("dbname"))
 		Expect(testConfig.Get("database.port")).To(Equal(int64(5432)))
-		Expect(testConfig.Get("client.ipcpath")).To(Equal("test_data_dir/geth.ipc"))
+		Expect(testConfig.Get("client.ipcpath")).To(Equal("IPCPATH/geth.ipc"))
 	})
 
 })