diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 87c2832..192ad76 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ language: go
 go: 1.1.2
 
 env:
-  - TRAVISCONFIGPATH=/home/travis/gopath/src/github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config/example.json
+  - TESTCONFIGPATH=/home/travis/gopath/src/github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config/example.json
 
 services:
   - redis-server
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a38cc2..6441be3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ Make sure you have your $GOROOT and $GOPATH set up correctly and have your $GOBI
 $ go install github.com/pushrax/chihaya
 ```
 
+## Testing
+
+```sh
+$ export TESTCONFIGPATH=$GOPATH/src/chihaya/config/example.json
+$ go get github.com/pushrax/chihaya
+$ go test -v ./...
+```
+
 ## Configuring
 
 Configuration is done in a JSON formatted file specified with the `-config`
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 7cf6d6a..8ee6884 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -11,21 +11,14 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func getConfigPath() string {
-	if os.Getenv("TRAVISCONFIGPATH") != "" {
-		return os.Getenv("TRAVISCONFIGPATH")
-	}
-	return os.ExpandEnv("$GOPATH/src/github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config/example.json")
-}
-
 func TestOpenConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	if _, err := Open(getConfigPath()); err != nil {
+	if _, err := Open(os.Getenv("TESTCONFIGPATH")); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestNewConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(getConfigPath())
+	contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(os.Getenv("TESTCONFIGPATH"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/server/stats_test.go b/server/stats_test.go
index 8eaeba7..2bf1542 100644
--- a/server/stats_test.go
+++ b/server/stats_test.go
@@ -17,15 +17,8 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/pushrax/chihaya/storage/batter"
 )
 
-func NewServer() (*Server, error) {
-	var path string
-	if os.Getenv("TRAVISCONFIGPATH") != "" {
-		path = os.Getenv("TRAVISCONFIGPATH")
-	} else {
-		path = os.ExpandEnv("$GOPATH/src/github.com/pushrax/chihaya/config/example.json")
-	}
-
-	testConfig, err := config.Open(path)
+func newTestServer() (*Server, error) {
+	testConfig, err := config.Open(os.Getenv("TESTCONFIGPATH"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -39,7 +32,7 @@ func NewServer() (*Server, error) {
 }
 
 func TestStats(t *testing.T) {
-	s, err := NewServer()
+	s, err := newTestServer()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}