diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8a199f2f..5929be39 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ os:
   - linux
   - osx
 julia:
+  - 0.3
   - 0.4
+  - nightly
 notifications:
-  email: false
+  email: true
 # uncomment the following lines to override the default test script
 script:
  - if [[ -a .git/shallow ]]; then git fetch --unshallow; fi
diff --git a/src/plotter.jl b/src/plotter.jl
index 7337c86c..2fc3ae6b 100644
--- a/src/plotter.jl
+++ b/src/plotter.jl
@@ -143,8 +143,10 @@ function backend()
 
     elseif currentBackendSymbol == :winston
       try
+        @eval ENV["WINSTON_OUTPUT"] = "gtk"
         @eval import Winston, Gtk
         @eval export Winston, Gtk
+        #@eval Winston._winston_config.defaults["output_surface"] = "gtk"
       catch err
         error("Couldn't import Winston.  Install it with: Pkg.add(\"Winston\").\n   Error: ", err)
       end