diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f08471e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+language: python
+python:
+  - 2.7
+ 
+# Setup anaconda
+before_install:
+  - wget http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O miniconda.sh
+  - chmod +x miniconda.sh
+  - ./miniconda.sh -b
+  - export PATH=/home/travis/miniconda/bin:$PATH
+  - conda update --yes conda
+  # The next couple lines fix a crash with multiprocessing on Travis and are not specific to using Miniconda
+  - sudo rm -rf /dev/shm
+  - sudo ln -s /run/shm /dev/shm
+
+# Install packages
+install:
+  - conda install --yes python=$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION atlas numpy scipy matplotlib nose dateutil pandas statsmodels requests requests six scikit-image
+  - python setup.py install
+ 
+# Run test
+script:
+  - nosetests -w ./tests/remote
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/indicoio/__init__.py b/indicoio/__init__.py
index 0646c43..d92b8ba 100644
--- a/indicoio/__init__.py
+++ b/indicoio/__init__.py
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 from functools import partial
-from utils import config
+import indicoio.config as config 
 
 JSON_HEADERS = {'Content-type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'text/plain'}
 
 Version, version, __version__, VERSION = ('0.4.5',) * 4
 
-from text.sentiment import political, posneg
-from text.sentiment import posneg as sentiment
-from text.lang import language
-from images.fer import fer
-from images.features import facial_features
-from images.features import image_features
+from indicoio.text.sentiment import political, posneg
+from indicoio.text.sentiment import posneg as sentiment
+from indicoio.text.lang import language
+from indicoio.images.fer import fer
+from indicoio.images.features import facial_features
+from indicoio.images.features import image_features
 
 political = partial(political, config.api_root)
 posneg = partial(posneg, config.api_root)
diff --git a/indicoio/utils/config.py b/indicoio/config.py
similarity index 100%
rename from indicoio/utils/config.py
rename to indicoio/config.py
diff --git a/indicoio/images/features.py b/indicoio/images/features.py
index cd56087..f7c0f2a 100644
--- a/indicoio/images/features.py
+++ b/indicoio/images/features.py
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import json
 import requests
 import numpy as np
 
-from indicoio import JSON_HEADERS
-from indicoio.utils import image_preprocess
+from indicoio.utils import image_preprocess, api_handler
 
 def facial_features(api_root, image):
     """
@@ -28,14 +27,7 @@ def facial_features(api_root, image):
     :type image: list of lists
     :rtype: List containing feature responses
     """
-    
-    data_dict = json.dumps({"face": image})
-    response = requests.post(api_root + "facialfeatures", data=data_dict, headers=JSON_HEADERS)
-    response_dict = response.json()
-    if 'response' not in response_dict:
-      raise ValueError(response_dict.values()[0])
-    else:
-      return response_dict['response']
+    return api_handler(image, api_root + "facialfeatures")
 
 def image_features(api_root, image):
     """
@@ -68,10 +60,4 @@ def image_features(api_root, image):
     :rtype: List containing features
     """
     image = image_preprocess(image)
-    data_dict = json.dumps({"image": image})
-    response = requests.post(api_root + "imagefeatures", data=data_dict, headers=JSON_HEADERS)
-    response_dict = response.json()
-    if 'Features' not in response_dict:
-      raise ValueError(response_dict.values()[0])
-    else:
-      return response_dict['Features']
\ No newline at end of file
+    return api_handler(image, api_root + "imagefeatures")
diff --git a/indicoio/images/fer.py b/indicoio/images/fer.py
index 27f8162..1e600aa 100644
--- a/indicoio/images/fer.py
+++ b/indicoio/images/fer.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import json
 
 import requests
 import numpy as np
-from indicoio import JSON_HEADERS
+from indicoio.utils import api_handler
 
 def fer(api_root, image):
     """
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ def fer(api_root, image):
     :rtype: Dictionary containing emotion probability pairs
     """
     
-    data_dict = json.dumps({"face": image})
-    response = requests.post(api_root + "fer", data=data_dict, headers=JSON_HEADERS)
-    response_dict = response.json()
-    if len(response_dict) < 2:
-      raise ValueError(response_dict.values()[0])
-    else:
-      return response_dict
+    return api_handler(image, api_root + "fer")
diff --git a/indicoio/local/__init__.py b/indicoio/local/__init__.py
index 2d50e7f..9d44439 100644
--- a/indicoio/local/__init__.py
+++ b/indicoio/local/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from functools import partial
-from indicoio.utils import config
+import indicoio.config as config
 
 JSON_HEADERS = {'Content-type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'text/plain'}
 
diff --git a/indicoio/text/lang.py b/indicoio/text/lang.py
index 665522d..169b415 100644
--- a/indicoio/text/lang.py
+++ b/indicoio/text/lang.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import requests
 import json
 
-from indicoio import JSON_HEADERS
+from indicoio.utils import api_handler
 
 def language(api_root, text):
     """
@@ -26,10 +26,4 @@ def language(api_root, text):
     :rtype: Dictionary of language probability pairs
     """
     
-    data_dict = json.dumps({'text': text})
-    response = requests.post(api_root + "language", data=data_dict, headers=JSON_HEADERS)
-    response_dict = response.json()
-    if len(response_dict) < 2:
-      raise ValueError(response_dict.values()[0])
-    else:
-      return response_dict
\ No newline at end of file
+    return api_handler(text, api_root + "language")
diff --git a/indicoio/text/sentiment.py b/indicoio/text/sentiment.py
index b570f5f..e60cd42 100644
--- a/indicoio/text/sentiment.py
+++ b/indicoio/text/sentiment.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import requests
 import json
 
 from indicoio import JSON_HEADERS
-from indicoio.utils import normalize
+from indicoio.utils import api_handler
 
 def political(api_root, text):
     """
@@ -30,13 +30,7 @@ def political(api_root, text):
     :rtype: Dictionary of party probability pairs
     """
 
-    data_dict = json.dumps({'text': text})
-    response = requests.post(api_root + "political", data=data_dict, headers=JSON_HEADERS)
-    response_dict = response.json()
-    if len(response_dict) < 2:
-      raise ValueError(response_dict.values()[0])
-    else:
-      return response_dict
+    return api_handler(text, api_root + "political")
 
 def posneg(api_root, text):
     """
@@ -59,10 +53,4 @@ def posneg(api_root, text):
     :rtype: Float
     """
     
-    data_dict = json.dumps({'text': text})
-    response = requests.post(api_root + "sentiment", data=data_dict, headers=JSON_HEADERS)
-    response_dict = response.json()
-    if 'Sentiment' not in response_dict:
-      raise ValueError(response_dict.values()[0])
-    else:
-      return response_dict['Sentiment']
+    return api_handler(text, api_root + "sentiment")
diff --git a/indicoio/utils/__init__.py b/indicoio/utils/__init__.py
index 18ae6db..f01ac36 100644
--- a/indicoio/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/indicoio/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
-import inspect
+import inspect, json, requests
 import numpy as np
 from skimage.transform import resize
 
+from indicoio import JSON_HEADERS
+
+def api_handler(arg, url):
+    data_dict = json.dumps({'data': arg})
+    response = requests.post(url, data=data_dict, headers=JSON_HEADERS).json()
+    results = response.get('results', False)
+    if not results:
+        error = response.get('error')
+        raise ValueError(error)
+    return results
+
 class TypeCheck(object):
     """
     Decorator that performs a typecheck on the input to a function
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc40c5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+numpy>=1.8.0
+six>=1.3.0
+scikit-image>=0.10.1
+requests>=2.2.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c1166f5..b0d3a21 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 setup(
     name="IndicoIo",
-    version='0.4.5',
+    version='0.4.6',
     packages=[
         "indicoio",
         "indicoio.text",
diff --git a/tests/local/__init__.py b/tests/local/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_local.py b/tests/local/test_local.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/test_local.py
rename to tests/local/test_local.py
diff --git a/tests/remote/__init__.py b/tests/remote/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_remote.py b/tests/remote/test_remote.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/test_remote.py
rename to tests/remote/test_remote.py