diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6a9013cb9..11473a107 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ before_install:
   - pip install --upgrade setuptools
   # The default py that is installed is too old on some platforms, leading to version conflicts
   - pip install --upgrade py pytest
+  
+  # modify ImageMagick policy file so that Textclips work correctly.
+  # `| sudo tee` replaces `>` so that it can have root permissions
+  - cat /etc/ImageMagick/policy.xml | sed 's/none/read,write/g' | sudo tee /etc/ImageMagick/policy.xml
 
 install:
   - echo "No install action required. Implicitly performed by the testing."
diff --git a/tests/test_PR.py b/tests/test_PR.py
index 3fda53da1..392c86d28 100644
--- a/tests/test_PR.py
+++ b/tests/test_PR.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 
 sys.path.append("tests")
-from test_helper import TMP_DIR, TRAVIS, FONT
+from test_helper import TMP_DIR, FONT
 
 
 
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ def test_download_media(capsys):
        download_media.download()
 
 def test_PR_306():
-    if TRAVIS:
-       return
 
-    #put this back in once we get ImageMagick working on travis-ci
     assert TextClip.list('font') != []
     assert TextClip.list('color') != []
 
@@ -34,9 +31,6 @@ def test_PR_306():
          TextClip.list('blah')
 
 def test_PR_339():
-    if TRAVIS:
-       return
-
     # In caption mode.
     TextClip(txt='foo', color='white', font=FONT, size=(640, 480),
              method='caption', align='center', fontsize=25).close()
diff --git a/tests/test_TextClip.py b/tests/test_TextClip.py
index ffd14b462..cad9cd166 100644
--- a/tests/test_TextClip.py
+++ b/tests/test_TextClip.py
@@ -5,15 +5,10 @@
 from moviepy.video.VideoClip import TextClip
 
 sys.path.append("tests")
-from test_helper import TMP_DIR, TRAVIS
+from test_helper import TMP_DIR
 
 def test_duration():
-    #TextClip returns the following error under Travis (issue with Imagemagick)
-    #convert.im6: not authorized `@/tmp/tmpWL7I3M.txt' @ error/property.c/InterpretImageProperties/3057.
-    #convert.im6: no images defined `PNG32:/tmp/tmpRZVqGQ.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3044.
-    if TRAVIS:
-       return
-    
+
     clip = TextClip('hello world', size=(1280,720), color='white')
     clip = clip.set_duration(5) #  Changed due to #598.
     assert clip.duration == 5
@@ -26,17 +21,12 @@ def test_duration():
 
 # Moved from tests.py. Maybe we can remove these?
 def test_if_textclip_crashes_in_caption_mode():
-    if TRAVIS:
-       return
-    
     TextClip(txt='foo', color='white', size=(640, 480), method='caption',
              align='center', fontsize=25).close()
 
 def test_if_textclip_crashes_in_label_mode():
-    if TRAVIS:
-       return
-    
     TextClip(txt='foo', method='label').close()
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-   pytest.main()
+    pytest.main()
diff --git a/tests/test_misc.py b/tests/test_misc.py
index 7d79e4042..6942f6381 100644
--- a/tests/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from moviepy.video.io.VideoFileClip import VideoFileClip
 
 import download_media
-from test_helper import TMP_DIR, TRAVIS, FONT
+from test_helper import TMP_DIR, FONT
 
 sys.path.append("tests")
 
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ def test_subtitles():
     myvideo = concatenate_videoclips([red,green,blue])
     assert myvideo.duration == 30
 
-    #travis does not like TextClip.. so return for now..
-    #but allow regular users to still run the test below
-    if TRAVIS:
-       return
-
     generator = lambda txt: TextClip(txt, font=FONT,
                                      size=(800,600), fontsize=24,
                                      method='caption', align='South',
diff --git a/tests/test_videotools.py b/tests/test_videotools.py
index 4680d0150..c40163594 100644
--- a/tests/test_videotools.py
+++ b/tests/test_videotools.py
@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@
 from moviepy.video.tools.credits import credits1
 
 sys.path.append("tests")
-from test_helper import TMP_DIR, TRAVIS
+from test_helper import TMP_DIR
 
 
 def test_credits():
-    if TRAVIS:
-        # Same issue with ImageMagick on Travis as in `test_TextClip.py`
-        return
     credit_file = "# This is a comment\n" \
                   "# The next line says : leave 4 blank lines\n" \
                   ".blank 2\n" \