diff --git a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/test_employee.py b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/test_employee.py
index f4b214a..ed8222a 100644
--- a/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/test_employee.py
+++ b/erpnext/hr/doctype/employee/test_employee.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 		self.assertRaises(EmployeeLeftValidationError, employee1_doc.save)
 
 def make_employee(user, company=None, **kwargs):
+	""
 	if not frappe.db.get_value("User", user):
 		frappe.get_doc({
 			"doctype": "User",
diff --git a/erpnext/payroll/doctype/gratuity/gratuity.py b/erpnext/payroll/doctype/gratuity/gratuity.py
index e9e577c..d2fc2f7 100644
--- a/erpnext/payroll/doctype/gratuity/gratuity.py
+++ b/erpnext/payroll/doctype/gratuity/gratuity.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe
 from frappe import _, bold
-from frappe.model.document import Document
 from frappe.utils import flt, get_datetime, get_link_to_form
 from erpnext.accounts.general_ledger import make_gl_entries
 from erpnext.controllers.accounts_controller import AccountsController
diff --git a/erpnext/payroll/doctype/gratuity/test_gratuity.py b/erpnext/payroll/doctype/gratuity/test_gratuity.py
index 5053f88..569c89b 100644
--- a/erpnext/payroll/doctype/gratuity/test_gratuity.py
+++ b/erpnext/payroll/doctype/gratuity/test_gratuity.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 	mode_of_payment.save()
 
 def create_employee_and_get_last_salary_slip():
-	employee = make_employee("test_employee@salary.com")
+	employee = make_employee("test_employee@salary.com", company='_Test Company')
 	frappe.db.set_value("Employee", employee, "relieving_date", getdate())
 	frappe.db.set_value("Employee", employee, "date_of_joining", add_days(getdate(), - (6*365)))
 	if not frappe.db.exists("Salary Slip", {"employee":employee}):
@@ -168,5 +168,15 @@
 	else:
 		salary_slip = get_last_salary_slip(employee)
 
-	return employee, salary_slip
+	#just to see what going on travis will remove this
+	print(frappe.db.get_value("Employee", "test_employee@salary.com", "company"))
+	print(frappe.db.get_value("Employee", "test_employee@salary.com", "holiday_list"))
 
+	if not frappe.db.get_value("Employee", "test_employee@salary.com", "holiday_list"):
+		from erpnext.payroll.doctype.salary_slip.test_salary_slip import make_holiday_list
+		make_holiday_list()
+		frappe.db.set_value("Company", '_Test Company', "default_holiday_list", "Salary Slip Test Holiday List")
+
+	print(frappe.db.get_value("Employee", "test_employee@salary.com", "holiday_list"))
+
+	return employee, salary_slip