diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 2cbbca4a..d3241dcb 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ facts("PyPlot") do
         eps=img_eps)
 end
 
+# The plotlyjs testimages return a connection error on travis:
+# connect: connection refused (ECONNREFUSED)
+
 facts("PlotlyJS") do
     @fact plotlyjs() --> Plots.PlotlyJSBackend()
     @fact backend() --> Plots.PlotlyJSBackend()
 
-    if is_linux()
+    if is_linux() && isinteractive()
         image_comparison_facts(:plotlyjs,
             skip=[
                 2,  # animation (skipped for speed)
diff --git a/test/travis_commands.jl b/test/travis_commands.jl
index 8340703f..020770f8 100644
--- a/test/travis_commands.jl
+++ b/test/travis_commands.jl
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ Pkg.clone("https://github.com/JuliaPlots/PlotReferenceImages.jl.git")
 Pkg.clone("StatPlots")
 Pkg.checkout("PlotUtils")
 
-Pkg.clone("Blink")
-Pkg.build("Blink")
-import Blink
-Blink.AtomShell.install()
-Pkg.add("Rsvg")
-Pkg.add("PlotlyJS")
+# Pkg.clone("Blink")
+# Pkg.build("Blink")
+# import Blink
+# Blink.AtomShell.install()
+# Pkg.add("Rsvg")
+# Pkg.add("PlotlyJS")
 
 # Pkg.checkout("RecipesBase")
 # Pkg.clone("VisualRegressionTests")