diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2ba8dc7..4623f24 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ env:
         - OS=debian ARCH=amd64
         - OS=debian ARCH=armhf
         - OS=debian ARCH=aarch64
-        - OS=alpine ARCH=amd64
-        - OS=alpine ARCH=armhf
-        # - OS=alpine ARCH=aarch64 # Impossible combo :(
 python:
   - "2.7"
 install:
diff --git a/test/test_start.py b/test/test_start.py
index 5db645b..50ccc73 100644
--- a/test/test_start.py
+++ b/test/test_start.py
@@ -48,18 +48,22 @@ def test_indecies_are_present(RunningPiHole):
     File('/var/www/html/pihole/index.html').exists
     File('/var/www/html/pihole/index.js').exists
 
+def validate_curl(http_rc, expected_http_code, page_contents):
+    if int(http_rc.rc) != 0 or int(http_rc.stdout) != expected_http_code:
+        print 'CURL return code: {}'.format(http_rc.rc)
+        print 'CURL stdout: {}'.format(http_rc.stdout)
+        print 'CURL stderr:{}'.format(http_rc.stderr)
+        print 'CURL file:\n{}\n'.format(page_contents.encode('ascii'))
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('addr', [ 'testblock.pi-hole.local' ])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('url', [ '/', '/index.html', '/any.html' ] )
 def test_html_index_requests_load_as_expected(RunningPiHole, Slow, addr, url):
     command = 'curl -s -o /tmp/curled_file -w "%{{http_code}}" http://{}{}'.format(addr, url)
     http_rc = RunningPiHole.run(command)
     page_contents = RunningPiHole.run('cat /tmp/curled_file ').stdout
-    expeced_http_code = 200
-
-    if http_rc != 0 or http_rc.stdout != expected_http_code:
-        print 'CURL stdout: {}\nCURL stderr:{}\nCURL file:\n{}\n'.format(
-            http_rc.stdout, http_rc.stderr, page_contents)
+    expected_http_code = 200
 
+    validate_curl(http_rc, expected_http_code, page_contents)
     assert http_rc.rc == 0
     assert int(http_rc.stdout) == expected_http_code
     assert 'testblock.pi-hole.local' in page_contents
@@ -70,12 +74,9 @@ def test_javascript_requests_load_as_expected(RunningPiHole, addr, url):
     command = 'curl -s -o /tmp/curled_file -w "%{{http_code}}" http://{}{}'.format(addr, url)
     http_rc = RunningPiHole.run(command)
     page_contents = RunningPiHole.run('cat /tmp/curled_file ').stdout
-    expeced_http_code = 200
-
-    if http_rc != 0 or http_rc.stdout != expected_http_code:
-        print 'CURL stdout: {}\nCURL stderr:{}\nCURL file:\n{}\n'.format(
-            http_rc.stdout, http_rc.stderr, page_contents)
+    expected_http_code = 200
 
+    validate_curl(http_rc, expected_http_code, page_contents)
     assert http_rc.rc == 0
     assert int(http_rc.stdout) == expected_http_code
     assert 'var x = "Pi-hole: A black hole for Internet advertisements."' in page_contents
@@ -87,12 +88,9 @@ def test_admin_requests_load_as_expected(RunningPiHole, addr, url):
     command = 'curl -s -o /tmp/curled_file -w "%{{http_code}}" http://{}{}'.format(addr, url)
     http_rc = RunningPiHole.run(command)
     page_contents = RunningPiHole.run('cat /tmp/curled_file ').stdout
-    expeced_http_code = 200
-
-    if http_rc != 0 or http_rc.stdout != expected_http_code:
-        print 'CURL stdout: {}\nCURL stderr:{}\nCURL file:\n{}\n'.format(
-            http_rc.stdout, http_rc.stderr, page_contents)
+    expected_http_code = 200
 
+    validate_curl(http_rc, expected_http_code, page_contents)
     assert http_rc.rc == 0
     assert int(http_rc.stdout) == expected_http_code
     for html_text in ['dns_queries_today', 'Content-Security-Policy', 'scripts/pi-hole/js/footer.js']: