diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index eb139674c..654d540b5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ before_install:
   - git clone git://github.com/travis-perl/helpers ~/travis-perl-helpers
   - ls -lR
   - export SPLIT_BUILD=0
+  - export AUTHOR_TESTING=1
   - source ~/travis-perl-helpers/init
   - build-perl
   - perl -V
   - cpanm --quiet --notest ExtUtils::F77 Term::ReadLine::Gnu PGPLOT # do not need tests
   - cpanm --quiet --notest Devel::CheckLib # specify this now because this is a CONFIGURE_REQUIRES for author-side
+  - cpanm --quiet --notest CPAN::Changes # for author tests
   - cpanm --force --verbose ExtUtils::ParseXS # we install the latest ExtUtils::ParseXS
   - build-dist
   - cd $BUILD_DIR             # $BUILD_DIR is set by the build-dist command
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ install:
 before_script:
   - coverage-setup
 script:
-  - if [ "$SERIAL_TESTING" == 1 ]; then prove -b -v $(test-files); else prove --formatter TAP::Formatter::File -j$(test-jobs) -b -v $(test-files); fi
+  - if [ "$SERIAL_TESTING" == 1 ]; then prove -b -v $(test-dirs); else prove --formatter TAP::Formatter::File -j$(test-jobs) -b -v $(test-dirs); fi
 after_script:
   - perl -Iblib/lib -MPDL::Config -MData::Dumper -e 'print Dumper \%PDL::Config'
 after_success: