diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2970d65..7757832 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ services:
 before_install:
         - docker build -t internetarchive/rethinkdb tests
 script:
-        - docker run --rm -i -t --volume="$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR:/rethinkstuff" internetarchive/rethinkdb /sbin/my_init -- bash -x -c "cd /rethinkstuff && /tmp/venv && source /tmp/venv/bin/activate && pip install pytest .  && py.test -v -s tests"
+        - docker run --rm -i -t --volume="$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR:/rethinkstuff" internetarchive/rethinkdb /sbin/my_init -- bash -x -c "cd /rethinkstuff && virtualenv /tmp/venv && source /tmp/venv/bin/activate && pip install pytest .  && py.test -v -s tests"
 
diff --git a/tests/run-tests.sh b/tests/run-tests.sh
index 3e482f8..4b5156e 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run-tests.sh
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ user=$(id -un)
 
 for python in python2.7 python3.4
 do
-	docker run --rm -i -t --volume="$script_dir/..:/rethinkstuff" internetarchive/rethinkdb /sbin/my_init -- \
-		bash -x -c "adduser --gecos=$user --disabled-password --quiet --uid=$uid $user \
-			&& sudo -u $user bash -x -c 'cd /rethinkstuff \
+	docker run --net=host --rm -i -t --volume="$script_dir/..:/rethinkstuff" internetarchive/rethinkdb /sbin/my_init -- \
+		bash -x -c "cd /rethinkstuff \
 				&& virtualenv -p $python /tmp/venv \
 				&& source /tmp/venv/bin/activate \
 				&& pip install pytest . \
-				&& py.test -v -s tests'"
+				&& py.test -v -s tests"
 done