diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 67fd7ee8..848ced3a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ os:
 
 #language: python
 
-addons:
-  apt:
-    packages:
+#addons:
+#  apt:
+#    packages:
 #      - inkscape
 #      - libav-tools
 #      - gdb
 #      - mencoder
-      - dvipng
-      - libpng
+#      - dvipng
+#      - libpng
 #      - gfortran
 #      - libatlas-dev
 #      - libatlas-base-dev
diff --git a/travis_tests.py b/travis_tests.py
index 559b07fe..239d99e2 100644
--- a/travis_tests.py
+++ b/travis_tests.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 import matplotlib 
 matplotlib.use('pdf')
+matplotlib.rcParams['figure.size'] = (4,3)
 
 import nose 
 nose.main('GPy', defaultTest='GPy/testing/plotting_tests.py')