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/lib/torque/provider/json.js b/lib/torque/provider/json.js
index a554958..967bf0d 100644
--- a/lib/torque/provider/json.js
+++ b/lib/torque/provider/json.js
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ var Profiler = require('../profiler');
       torque.net.jsonp(url, function (data) {
         var query = format("select * from ({sql}) __torque_wrap_sql limit 0", { sql: self.getSQL() });
         self.sql(query, function (queryData) {
-          if (data) {
+          if (data && queryData) {
             callback({
               updated_at: data.last_updated,
               fields: queryData.fields
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8da4429..6ea0dcd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,24 +23,27 @@
     ],
     "licenses": [{
       "type": "BSD"
-    }],
-    "dependencies": {
-        "carto": "https://github.com/CartoDB/carto/archive/master.tar.gz"
-    },
-    "devDependencies": {
-      "leaflet": "0.7.3",
-      "underscore": "^1.6.0",
-      "node-qunit-phantomjs": "^1.0.0",
-      "browserify": "^7.0.0",
-      "mapnik": "https://github.com/CartoDB/node-mapnik/tarball/1.4.15-cdb1",
-      "canvas": "~1.2.1",
-      "request": "^2.53.0",
-      "qunit": "~0.7.5",
-      "qunitjs": "1.x",
-      "uglify-js": "1.3.3"
-    },
-    "scripts": {
-        "test": "make test-all"
-    },
-    "main": "./lib/torque/index.js"
+    }
+  ],
+  "dependencies": {
+    "carto": "https://github.com/CartoDB/carto/archive/master.tar.gz"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "browserify": "^7.0.0",
+    "canvas": "~1.2.1",
+    "leaflet": "0.7.3",
+    "mapnik": "https://github.com/CartoDB/node-mapnik/tarball/1.4.15-cdb1",
+    "node-qunit-phantomjs": "^1.0.0",
+    "phantomjs-polyfill": "0.0.1",
+    "qunit": "~0.7.5",
+    "qunitjs": "1.x",
+    "request": "^2.53.0",
+    "uglify-js": "1.3.3",
+    "underscore": "^1.6.0",
+    "sinon": "^1.15.4"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "make test-all"
+  },
+  "main": "./lib/torque/index.js"
 }
diff --git a/test/animator.js b/test/animator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c6eeaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/animator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+var torque = require('../lib/torque');
+var sinon = require('sinon');
+require('phantomjs-polyfill');
+
+QUnit.module('animator');
+
+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(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()
+});
+
+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();
+	};
+	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();
+	};
+	animator.stop();
+});
+
+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);
+});
+
+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(){
+		console.log(animatorb.step());
+		assert.ok(animatorb.step() < 800);
+		done();
+	}, 20);
+	animatorb.pause();
+});
+
+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;
+	animator.toggle();
+	animator.step(600);
+	assert.equal(animator._time,animator.options.animationDuration);
+	
+});
diff --git a/test/suite.js b/test/suite.js
index b761591..1898b94 100644
--- a/test/suite.js
+++ b/test/suite.js
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ require('./provider.jsonarray');
 require('./provider.windshaft.test');
 require('./provider.json');
 require('./request');
+require('./animator');