diff --git a/src/args.jl b/src/args.jl
index c18b2150..8665193b 100644
--- a/src/args.jl
+++ b/src/args.jl
@@ -1113,11 +1113,11 @@ function _add_defaults!(d::KW, plt::Plot, sp::Subplot, commandIndex::Int)
     for s in (:line, :marker, :fill)
         csym, asym = Symbol(s,:color), Symbol(s,:alpha)
         d[csym] = if d[csym] == :match
-            if has_black_border_for_default(d[:seriestype]) && s == :line
-                plot_color(:black, d[asym])
+            plot_color(if has_black_border_for_default(d[:seriestype]) && s == :line
+                :black
             else
                 d[:seriescolor]
-            end
+            end, d[asym])
         else
             getSeriesRGBColor(d[csym], d[asym], sp, plotIndex)
         end
diff --git a/src/backends/plotly.jl b/src/backends/plotly.jl
index 0fad9fcb..f84d09b0 100644
--- a/src/backends/plotly.jl
+++ b/src/backends/plotly.jl
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ end
 function plotly_colorscale(grad::ColorGradient, alpha = nothing)
     [[grad.values[i], rgba_string(grad.colors[i], alpha)] for i in 1:length(grad.colors)]
 end
-plotly_colorscale(c, alpha = nothing) = plotly_colorscale(default_gradient(), alpha)
+plotly_colorscale(c, alpha = nothing) = plotly_colorscale(cgrad(), alpha)
 
 const _plotly_markers = KW(
     :rect       => "square",
diff --git a/src/backends/pyplot.jl b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
index 1f248ab1..04d64fe5 100644
--- a/src/backends/pyplot.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pyplot.jl
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ function py_marker(marker::Symbol)
     marker == :diamond && return "D"
     marker == :utriangle && return "^"
     marker == :dtriangle && return "v"
-    marker == :cross && return "+"
-    marker == :xcross && return "x"
+    # marker == :cross && return "+"
+    # marker == :xcross && return "x"
     marker == :star5 && return "*"
     marker == :pentagon && return "p"
     marker == :hexagon && return "h"
diff --git a/src/examples.jl b/src/examples.jl
index 83b70556..5297204d 100644
--- a/src/examples.jl
+++ b/src/examples.jl
@@ -221,12 +221,6 @@ PlotExample("Contours",
         p2 = contour(x, y, Z)
         plot(p1, p2)
     end)]
-    # [:(begin
-    #     x = 1:0.3:20
-    #     y = x
-    #     f(x,y) = sin(x)+cos(y)
-    #     contour(x, y, f, fill=true)
-    # end)]
 ),
 
 PlotExample("Pie",
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index e407ab46..97f0ea94 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Base.cycle(v::AVec, indices::AVec{Int}) = map(i -> cycle(v,i), indices)
 Base.cycle(v::AMat, indices::AVec{Int}) = map(i -> cycle(v,i), indices)
 Base.cycle(v, idx::AVec{Int})       = v
 
-Base.cycle(grad::ColorGradient, idx) = cycle(grad.colors, idx)
+Base.cycle(grad::ColorGradient, idx::Int) = cycle(grad.colors, idx)
 
 makevec(v::AVec) = v
 makevec{T}(v::T) = T[v]
diff --git a/test/travis_commands.jl b/test/travis_commands.jl
index 49c285b8..4edfabeb 100644
--- a/test/travis_commands.jl
+++ b/test/travis_commands.jl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Pkg.build("GR")
 # Pkg.clone("https://github.com/JuliaPlots/RecipesBase.jl.git")
 # Pkg.clone("https://github.com/tbreloff/ExamplePlots.jl.git");
 Pkg.clone("https://github.com/JuliaPlots/PlotReferenceImages.jl.git")
+Pkg.clone("https://github.com/JuliaPlots/PlotUtils.jl.git")
 
 Pkg.clone("https://github.com/JuliaStats/KernelDensity.jl.git")