diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 52437b95..06f30e05 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ language: erlang
 env:
     - PYTHON=python PYSUF='' PYVER=2.7
     - PYTHON=python3 PYSUF='3' PYVER=3.2
+before_install:
+    - "export DISPLAY=:99.0"
+    - "sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start"
 install:
     - sudo apt-get update  # needed for python3-numpy
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-dev
@@ -16,7 +19,6 @@ install:
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-scipy
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-setuptools
     - sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-nose
-    - sudo apt-get install xorg
     - if [[ $PYVER == '2.7' ]]; then sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-qt4; fi
     - if [[ $PYVER == '3.2' ]]; then sudo apt-get install $PYTHON-pyqt4; fi
     - sudo apt-get install libfreeimage3