diff --git a/tests/cfg/ldapcherry.ini b/tests/cfg/ldapcherry.ini
index f67674f..b04dbd7 100644
--- a/tests/cfg/ldapcherry.ini
+++ b/tests/cfg/ldapcherry.ini
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ ldap.groupdn = 'ou=groups,dc=example,dc=org'
 ldap.userdn = 'ou=people,dc=example,dc=org'
 ldap.binddn = 'cn=dnscherry,dc=example,dc=org'
 ldap.password = 'password'
-ldap.uri = 'ldap://ldap.ldapcherry.org:637'
+ldap.uri = 'ldap://ldap.ldapcherry.org:390'
 ldap.ca = '/etc/dnscherry/TEST-cacert.pem'
 ldap.starttls = 'off'
 ldap.checkcert = 'off'
diff --git a/tests/disable.py b/tests/disable.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..089e3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/disable.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import os
+def travis_disabled(f):
+    def _decorator(f):
+            print 'test has been disabled on travis'
+    if 'TRAVIS' in os.environ and os.environ['TRAVIS'] == 'yes':
+        return _decorator
+    else:
+        return f
diff --git a/tests/test_BackendLdap.py b/tests/test_BackendLdap.py
index 2474c96..752c6b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_BackendLdap.py
+++ b/tests/test_BackendLdap.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import sys
 from sets import Set
 from ldapcherry.backend.backendLdap import Backend, DelUserDontExists
 from ldapcherry.exceptions import * 
+from disable import travis_disabled
 import cherrypy
 import logging
 import ldap
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ cfg = {
 'binddn'             : 'cn=dnscherry,dc=example,dc=org',
 'password'           : 'password',
 'uri'                : 'ldap://ldap.dnscherry.org:390',
-'ca'                 : './tests/test_env/etc/ldapcherry/TEST-cacert.pem',
+'ca'                 : './test/cfg/ca.crt',
 'starttls'           : 'off',
 'checkcert'          : 'off',
 'user_filter_tmpl'   : '(uid=%(username)s)',
@@ -45,13 +46,14 @@ class TestError(object):
         inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, 'ldap', attr, 'uid')
         return True
 
-#    def testConnectSSLNoCheck(self):
-#        cfg2 = cfg.copy()
-#        cfg2['uri'] = 'ldaps://ldap.ldapcherry.org:637'
-#        cfg2['checkcert'] = 'off'
-#        inv = Backend(cfg2, cherrypy.log, 'ldap', attr, 'uid')
-#        ldap = inv._connect()
-#        ldap.simple_bind_s(inv.binddn, inv.bindpassword)
+    @travis_disabled
+    def testConnectSSLNoCheck(self):
+        cfg2 = cfg.copy()
+        cfg2['uri'] = 'ldaps://ldap.ldapcherry.org:637'
+        cfg2['checkcert'] = 'off'
+        inv = Backend(cfg2, cherrypy.log, 'ldap', attr, 'uid')
+        ldap = inv._connect()
+        ldap.simple_bind_s(inv.binddn, inv.bindpassword)
 
     def testConnect(self):
         inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, 'ldap', attr, 'uid')
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ class TestError(object):
         ldap.simple_bind_s(inv.binddn, inv.bindpassword)
         return True
 
+    @travis_disabled
     def testConnectSSL(self):
         cfg2 = cfg.copy()
         cfg2['uri'] = 'ldaps://ldap.dnscherry.org:637'
@@ -71,7 +74,6 @@ class TestError(object):
         cfg2 = cfg.copy()
         cfg2['uri'] = 'ldaps://notaldap:637'
         cfg2['checkcert'] = 'on'
-        cfg2['ca'] = './cfg/ca.crt'
         inv = Backend(cfg2, cherrypy.log, 'ldap', attr, 'uid')
         ldapc = inv._connect()
         try:
@@ -81,11 +83,26 @@ class TestError(object):
         else:
             raise AssertionError("expected an exception")
 
+    @travis_disabled
     def testConnectSSLWrongCA(self):
         cfg2 = cfg.copy()
         cfg2['uri'] = 'ldaps://ldap.ldapcherry.org:637'
         cfg2['checkcert'] = 'on'
-        cfg2['ca'] = './cfg/wrong_ca.crt'
+        cfg2['ca'] = './test/cfg/wrong_ca.crt'
+        inv = Backend(cfg2, cherrypy.log, 'ldap', attr, 'uid')
+        ldapc = inv._connect()
+        try:
+            ldapc.simple_bind_s(inv.binddn, inv.bindpassword)
+        except ldap.SERVER_DOWN as e:
+            assert e[0]['info'] == 'TLS: hostname does not match CN in peer certificate'
+
+    @travis_disabled
+    def testConnectStartTLS(self):
+        cfg2 = cfg.copy()
+        cfg2['uri'] = 'ldap://ldap.ldapcherry.org:390'
+        cfg2['checkcert'] = 'off'
+        cfg2['starttls'] = 'on'
+        cfg2['ca'] = './test/cfg/ca.crt'
         inv = Backend(cfg2, cherrypy.log, 'ldap', attr, 'uid')
         ldapc = inv._connect()
         try: