diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e36a1a37..87cddb55 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ sudo: required
 
 language: node_js
 
+services:
+  - docker
+
 addons:
   apt:
     sources:
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ addons:
 before_install:
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then export CC=gcc-7; fi
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then export CXX=g++-7; fi
-  - ./scripts/travis-before-install.sh
+  - npm run travis-before-install
 
 node_js:
   - 10
@@ -22,6 +25,9 @@ node_js:
 install:
   - npm install
 
+before_script:
+  - npm run start-test-server
+
 script:
   - npm test
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b614eec2..fcced712 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     "rebuild": "node-gyp rebuild --debug --verbose",
     "submodule": "git submodule update --recursive --init",
     "install": "./scripts/rebuild-all",
+    "travis-before-install": "./scripts/travis-before-install",
+    "start-test-server": "./scripts/start-test-server",
+    "stop-test-server": "./scripts/stop-test-server",
     "generate-constants": "./scripts/generate-constants.js",
     "test": "standard && npm run dependency-check && nyc node test/index.js",
     "coverage": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov | coveralls",
diff --git a/scripts/start-test-server b/scripts/start-test-server
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c6d37aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/start-test-server
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Interactive
+#docker run -t -i \
+#       -e GREENMAIL_OPTS='-Dgreenmail.setup.test.smtps -Dgreenmail.setup.test.imaps -Dgreenmail.hostname=0.0.0.0 -Dgreenmail.users=delta1:delta1,delta2:delta2 -Dgreenmail.verbose' \
+#       -p 3025:3025 -p 3110:3110 -p 3143:3143 -p 3465:3465 -p 3993:3993 -p 3995:3995  greenmail/standalone:1.5.8
+
+# Daemon
+docker run -d --name greenmail \
+       -e GREENMAIL_OPTS='-Dgreenmail.setup.test.smtp -Dgreenmail.setup.test.imap -Dgreenmail.hostname=0.0.0.0 -Dgreenmail.users=delta1:delta1,delta2:delta2 -Dgreenmail.verbose' \
+       -p 3025:3025 -p 3110:3110 -p 3143:3143 -p 3465:3465 -p 3993:3993 -p 3995:3995  greenmail/standalone:1.5.8
diff --git a/scripts/stop-test-server b/scripts/stop-test-server
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c1dbe6ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/stop-test-server
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+docker rm -f greenmail
diff --git a/scripts/travis-before-install.sh b/scripts/travis-before-install
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/travis-before-install.sh
rename to scripts/travis-before-install
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 011632a9..8374462e 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -6,22 +6,27 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const c = require('../constants')
 const events = require('../events')
 
-const env = process.env
-
-if (!env.DC_ADDR || !env.DC_MAIL_PW) {
-  throw new Error('No credentials. Please specify $DC_ADDR and $DC_MAIL_PW !')
-}
-
 let dc = null
 
 test('setUp dc context', t => {
   t.plan(3)
   dc = new DeltaChat({
-    addr: env.DC_ADDR,
-    mail_pw: env.DC_MAIL_PW,
+    addr: 'delta1@delta.localhost',
+    mail_server: '127.0.0.1',
+    mail_port: 3143,
+    mail_user: 'delta1',
+    mail_pw: 'delta1',
+    send_server: '127.0.0.1',
+    send_port: 3025,
+    send_user: 'delta1',
+    send_pw: 'delta1',
+    server_flags: 0x400 | 0x40000,
     cwd: tempy.directory()
   })
   dc.once('ready', () => t.pass('ready event fired'))
+  dc.on('DC_EVENT_ERROR', (data1, data2) => {
+    throw new Error(data1 || data2)
+  })
   dc.once('ALL', () => t.pass('ALL event fired at least once'))
   dc.open(err => t.error(err, 'no error during open'))
 })