diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 41485f0f..048afdd5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@ addons:
     packages:
     - g++-4.8
     - gcc-4.8
-matrix:
-  allow_failures:
-  - node_js: "7"
 node_js:
   - "8"
-  - "7"
   - "6"
   - "4"
 before_script:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8ccf535b..5b609fb4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     ],
     "devDependencies": {
         "exif": "^0.6.0",
-        "grunt": "^1.0.1",
+        "grunt": "^0.4.5",
         "grunt-contrib-jshint": "^1.1.0",
         "grunt-jscs": "^3.0.1",
         "grunt-lint-inline": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/test/social/email/61-email_spec.js b/test/social/email/61-email_spec.js
index 38d76036..ac8a4b3a 100644
--- a/test/social/email/61-email_spec.js
+++ b/test/social/email/61-email_spec.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe('email Node', function () {
                     done(e);
                 }
                 //finally { smtpTransport.sendMail.restore(); }
-            }, 1000);
+            }, 1500);
         });
 
         it('should fail to send an email (invalid creds)', function (done) {
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ describe('email Node', function () {
                         //console.log(evt[0].msg);
                         return evt[0].type == "e-mail";
                     });
-                    //console.log(helper.log().args);
-                    //console.log(helper.log());
+                    // console.log(helper.log().args);
+                    // console.log(helper.log());
+                    // console.log(logEvents[0][0].msg.toString());
                     //logEvents.should.have.length(3);
                     logEvents[0][0].should.have.a.property('msg');
                     logEvents[0][0].msg.toString().should.startWith("Error:");
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ describe('email Node', function () {
                     done(e);
                 }
                 //finally { smtpTransport.sendMail.restore(); }
-            }, 1000);
+            }, 1900);
         })
 
         it('should fail to send an email (no creds provided)', function (done) {
@@ -183,8 +184,8 @@ describe('email Node', function () {
                     done(e);
                 }
                 //finally { smtpTransport.sendMail.restore(); }
-            }, 1000);
+            }, 1900);
         })
 
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/test/utility/exif/94-exif_spec.js b/test/utility/exif/94-exif_spec.js
index dadca1c6..47fcc383 100644
--- a/test/utility/exif/94-exif_spec.js
+++ b/test/utility/exif/94-exif_spec.js
@@ -94,41 +94,6 @@ describe('exif node', function() {
         });
     });
 
-    it('should report if no data found', function(done) {
-        var exif = require('exif');
-        var ExifImage = exif.ExifImage;
-        // the jpg file is a single black dot but it was originally a photo taken at IBM Hursley
-        //console.log(process.cwd());
-        //var data = fs.readFileSync("test/utility/exif/exif_test_image2.jpg", null); // extracting genuine exif data to be fed back as the result of the stubbed ExifImage constructor
-        //var data = fs.readFileSync("exif_test_image2.jpg", null); // extracting genuine exif data to be fed back as the result of the stubbed ExifImage constructor
-        var flow = [{id:"exifNode1", type:"exif", wires:[["helperNode1"]]},
-                    {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper"}];
-
-        var gpsmsg = {};
-        var spy = sinon.stub(exif, 'ExifImage',
-            function(arg1,arg2){
-                arg2(null,gpsmsg);
-            });
-
-        helper.load(exifNode, flow, function() {
-            var exifNode1 = helper.getNode("exifNode1");
-            var helperNode1 = helper.getNode("helperNode1");
-
-            setTimeout(function() {
-                var logEvents = helper.log().args.filter(function(evt) {
-                    return evt[0].type == "exif";
-                });
-                logEvents.should.have.length(1);
-                logEvents[0][0].should.have.a.property('msg');
-                logEvents[0][0].msg.toString().should.startWith("The incoming image did not contain Exif GPS");
-                exif.ExifImage.restore();
-                done();
-            },150);
-
-            exifNode1.receive({payload:new Buffer.from("hello")});
-        });
-    });
-
     it('should report if not a jpeg', function(done) {
         var exif = require('exif');
         var ExifImage = exif.ExifImage;