diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f0d08fd..87c2832 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ language: go
 
 go: 1.1.2
 
+env:
+  - TRAVISCONFIGPATH=/home/travis/gopath/src/github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config/example.json
+
 services:
   - redis-server
 
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index c63f7f0..7cf6d6a 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -11,14 +11,21 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func getConfigPath() string {
+	if os.Getenv("TRAVISCONFIGPATH") != "" {
+		return os.Getenv("TRAVISCONFIGPATH")
+	}
+	return os.ExpandEnv("$GOPATH/src/github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config/example.json")
+}
+
 func TestOpenConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	if _, err := Open(os.ExpandEnv("$GOPATH/src/github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config/example.json")); err != nil {
+	if _, err := Open(getConfigPath()); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestNewConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(os.ExpandEnv("$GOPATH/src/github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config/example.json"))
+	contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(getConfigPath())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/server/stats_test.go b/server/stats_test.go
index bd0f31b..8eaeba7 100644
--- a/server/stats_test.go
+++ b/server/stats_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
@@ -18,13 +17,29 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/batter"
 )
 
-func TestStats(t *testing.T) {
-	testConfig, err := config.Open(os.ExpandEnv("$GOPATH/src/github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config/example.json"))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+func NewServer() (*Server, error) {
+	var path string
+	if os.Getenv("TRAVISCONFIGPATH") != "" {
+		path = os.Getenv("TRAVISCONFIGPATH")
+	} else {
+		path = os.ExpandEnv("$GOPATH/src/github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config/example.json")
 	}
-	fmt.Println(testConfig)
+
+	testConfig, err := config.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	s, err := New(testConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+func TestStats(t *testing.T) {
+	s, err := NewServer()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}