diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b53228ca1..88d70802f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
-language: python
-python:
-  - "2.6"
-  - "2.7"
-  - "3.3"
-  - "3.4"
-  # - "pypy" - won't work as smmap doesn't work (see gitdb/.travis.yml for details)
+language: erlang
+#python:
+#  - "2.6"
+#  - "2.7"
+#  - "3.3"
+#  - "3.4"
+#  # - "pypy" - won't work as smmap doesn't work (see gitdb/.travis.yml for details)
+env:
+ global:
+  - NEURODEBIAN=1  # I have generated chroots only for neurodebian-enabled everything
+ matrix:
+  # Do not be greedy and enable all at once -- free public services
+  # might start puking into your face.  Select known to
+  # fail/representative set:
+  #- DIST= REL= ARCH=
+  #- DIST=debian REL=wheezy ARCH=i386
+  - DIST=debian REL=wheezy ARCH=amd64
+  - DIST=debian REL=jessie ARCH=i386
+  #- DIST=debian REL=jessie ARCH=amd64
+  #- DIST=debian REL=sid ARCH=i386
+  - DIST=debian REL=sid ARCH=amd64 COVERAGE=1
+  #- DIST=ubuntu REL=precise ARCH=i386
+  - DIST=ubuntu REL=precise ARCH=amd64
+  - DIST=ubuntu REL=saucy ARCH=i386
+  #- DIST=ubuntu REL=saucy ARCH=amd64
+  #- DIST=ubuntu REL=trusty ARCH=i386
+  - DIST=ubuntu REL=trusty ARCH=amd64
 git:
   # a higher depth is needed for most of the tests - must be high enough to not actually be shallow
   # as we clone our own repository in the process
@@ -12,7 +32,7 @@ git:
 install:
   - git submodule update --init --recursive
   - git fetch --tags
-  - pip install coveralls flake8 sphinx
+  #- pip install coveralls flake8 sphinx
 
   # generate some reflog as git-python tests need it (in master)
   - git tag __testing_point__
@@ -25,12 +45,18 @@ install:
   # as commits are performed with the default user, it needs to be set for travis too
   - git config --global user.email "travis@ci.com"
   - git config --global user.name "Travis Runner"
+  - wget -q http://neuro.debian.net/travis-chroot && chmod +x travis-chroot
+  - ./travis-chroot prepare # before ulimit hits hard ;-)
+  - ./travis-chroot run sudo apt-get install python-nose python-mock
+  - ./travis-chroot run sudo apt-get install git
+  #- pip install -r test-requirements.txt
 script: 
   # Make sure we limit open handles to see if we are leaking them
   - ulimit -n 96
   - ulimit -n
-  - nosetests -v --with-coverage
-  - flake8
-  - cd doc && make html
+  - ./travis-chroot run nosetests -v
+  #--with-coverage
+  #- flake8
+  #- cd doc && make html
 after_success:
   - coveralls