diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 85a4bfa..4f6b5a1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ python:
   #- pypy3.5
 
 install:
-  - pip install tox tox-factor wheel python-coveralls
+  # pinning coverage package until bugs with coveralls plugin is fixed
+  # https://github.com/z4r/python-coveralls/issues/73
+  - pip install tox tox-factor wheel python-coveralls "coverage<5.0"
 
 script:
   - echo $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION
   - export PYVER=`echo $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION | tr "." "\n" | head -n 1 | sed 's/^py//'`
   - echo $PYVER
-  - tox -f py$PYVER
+  - tox -e py$PYVER-lint
+  - tox -e py$PYVER-test
 
 # Deploy to test.pypi.org for branches
 # Deploy to pypi.org for tags
diff --git a/project.prop b/project.prop
index 1417281..175a38a 100644
--- a/project.prop
+++ b/project.prop
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
         "sphinxcontrib-apidoc",
         "sphinx-rtd-theme",
         "tox",
-        "tox-factor"
+        "tox-factor",
+        # pinning coverage package until bugs with coveralls plugin is fixed
+        # https://github.com/z4r/python-coveralls/issues/73
+        "coverage<5.0"
     ],
     "DESCRIPTION" : "Python wrapper around the Pinterest developer APIs",
     "KEYWORDS" : "pinterest api wrapper library",
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fc65fcf..ae6c07a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Babel==2.8.0
 bleach==3.1.5
 certifi==2020.6.20
 chardet==3.0.4
-coverage==5.2
+coverage==4.5.4
 dateutils==0.6.8
 distlib==0.3.1
 docutils==0.16