diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1ab0bcd..036dc72 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-before_install:
- - sudo apt-get install -y pkg-config libcairo2-dev libjpeg8-dev libgif-dev
-
 language: node_js
 node_js:
   - "0.10"
+addons:
+  apt:
+    packages:
+    - pkg-config
+    - libcairo2-dev
+    - libjpeg8-dev
+    - libgif-dev
+sudo: false
diff --git a/lib/torque/animator.js b/lib/torque/animator.js
index f908bc6..3ea8da0 100644
--- a/lib/torque/animator.js
+++ b/lib/torque/animator.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ var cancelAnimationFrame = global.cancelAnimationFrame
       this.range = torque.math.linear(0, this.options.steps);
       this.rangeInv = this.range.invert();
       this.time(this._time);
-      this.start();
+      this.running? this.start(): this.pause();
       return this;
     },
 
diff --git a/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js b/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js
index deb8deb..bee897c 100644
--- a/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js
+++ b/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ GMapsTorqueLayer.prototype = torque.extend({},
    * set the cartocss for the current renderer
    */
   setCartoCSS: function(cartocss) {
-    if (this.provider.options.named_map) throw new Error("CartoCSS style on named maps is read-only");
+    if (this.provider && this.provider.options.named_map) throw new Error("CartoCSS style on named maps is read-only");
     var shader = new carto.RendererJS().render(cartocss);
     this.shader = shader;
     if (this.renderer) {
diff --git a/test/animator.js b/test/animator.js
index d77e858..4c6eeaf 100644
--- a/test/animator.js
+++ b/test/animator.js
@@ -2,45 +2,51 @@ var torque = require('../lib/torque');
 var sinon = require('sinon');
 require('phantomjs-polyfill');
 
-var animator;
+QUnit.module('animator');
 
-QUnit.module('animator', {
-  beforeEach: function() {
-  	animator = new torque.Animator(function(){}, {steps: 500, animationDuration: 10});
-  }
-});
-
-asyncTest('time moves', function(assert) {
-	animator.start();
+test('time moves', function(assert) {
+	var done = assert.async();
+	var animatora = new torque.Animator(function(){}, {steps: 500, animationDuration: 2});
+	animatora.start();
 	setTimeout(function(){
-		assert.notEqual(animator._time, 0);
-		QUnit.start();
-	}, 100)
-	animator.pause();
+		assert.notEqual(animatora._time, 0);
+		done();
+	}, 20)
+	animatora.pause();
 });
 
 test("rescale should resume animation if previously playing", function(assert){
+	var animator = new torque.Animator(function(){}, {steps: 500, animationDuration: 2});
 	animator.toggle();
 	animator.rescale();
 	assert.ok(animator.running);
 	animator.pause()
 });
 
-asyncTest("onStart runs properly", function(assert){
-	animator.options.onStart = function(){
+test("rescale shouldn't resume animation if previously paused", function(assert){
+	var animator = new torque.Animator(function(){}, {steps: 500, animationDuration: 2});
+	animator.pause();
+	animator.rescale();
+	assert.notOk(animator.running);
+});
+
+test("onStart runs properly", function(assert){
+	var animator = new torque.Animator(function(){}, {steps: 500, animationDuration: 2});
+	animator.options.onStop = function(){
 		assert.ok(true);
 		animator.pause();
-		QUnit.start();
 	};
-	animator.start();
+	animator.stop();
 });
 
 test("stop should take the pointer to position zero", function(assert){
+	var animator = new torque.Animator(function(){}, {steps: 500, animationDuration: 2});
 	animator.stop()
 	assert.equal(animator._time, 0);
 });
 
 test("stop should call onStop", function(assert){
+	var animator = new torque.Animator(function(){}, {steps: 500, animationDuration: 2});
 	animator.options.onStop = function(){
 		assert.ok(true);
 		animator.pause();
@@ -49,29 +55,30 @@ test("stop should call onStop", function(assert){
 });
 
 test("altering steps should rescale", function(assert){
+	var animator = new torque.Animator(function(){}, {steps: 500, animationDuration: 2});
 	sinon.spy(animator, "rescale");
 	animator.steps(600);
 	assert.ok(animator.rescale.calledOnce);
 });
 
-asyncTest("tick should set time to zero if steps are bigger than range", function(assert){
-	animator.start();
+test("tick should set time to zero if steps are bigger than range", function(assert){
+	var done = assert.async();
+	var animatorb = new torque.Animator(function(){}, {steps: 500, animationDuration: 2});
+	animatorb.start();
+	animatorb.step(800);
 	setTimeout(function(){
-		animator._time = 0;
-		animator.step(800);
-		assert.ok(animator.step() < 800);
-		QUnit.start();
-	}, 200);
-	animator.pause();
+		console.log(animatorb.step());
+		assert.ok(animatorb.step() < 800);
+		done();
+	}, 20);
+	animatorb.pause();
 });
 
-QUnit.test("tick should pause animation on end if loop is disabled", function(assert){
+test("tick should pause animation on end if loop is disabled", function(assert){
+	var animator = new torque.Animator(function(){}, {steps: 500, animationDuration: 2});
 	animator.options.loop = false;
-	var done = assert.async();
 	animator.toggle();
-	setTimeout(function(){
-		assert.notEqual(animator._time, 0);
-		done();
-	}, 100)
-	animator.pause();
+	animator.step(600);
+	assert.equal(animator._time,animator.options.animationDuration);
+	
 });