get tests running in a CI environment

[kimberlythegeek]

Related: #61

Having issues with TravisCI.

{
  'status': 500,
  'value':
    '{
      "value":
        {
          "error": "unknown error",
          "message": "Process unexpectedly closed with status 1",
          "stacktrace": ""
        }
    }'
}

#helpfulerrormessages

The ultimate goal is to get unit tests running in any CI environment