diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8c36a298c..bbc03d856 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,17 @@ env:
     - TESTENV=py27-trial
     - TESTENV=py35-pexpect
     - TESTENV=py35-xdist
-    # Disable py35-trial temporarily: #1989
-    #- TESTENV=py35-trial
+    - TESTENV=py35-trial
     - TESTENV=py27-nobyte
     - TESTENV=doctesting
     - TESTENV=freeze
     - TESTENV=docs
 
+matrix:
+  allow_failures:
+    # py35-trial failing on Linux: #1989
+    - env: TESTENV=py35-trial
+
 script: tox --recreate -e $TESTENV
 
 notifications:
diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 0c5bfd552..c57cbd911 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ include HOWTORELEASE.rst
 include tox.ini
 include setup.py
 
+recursive-include scripts *.py
+recursive-include scripts *.bat
+
 include .coveragerc
 
 recursive-include bench *.py
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index cd95611cb..7192ec06f 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -6,25 +6,30 @@ environment:
     # https://www.appveyor.com/docs/build-configuration#secure-variables
 
   matrix:
-  # create multiple jobs to execute a set of tox runs on each; this is to workaround having
-  # builds timing out in AppVeyor
-  # pypy is disabled until #1963 gets fixed
-  - TOXENV: "linting,py26,py27,py33,py34,py35"
-  - TOXENV: "py27-pexpect,py27-xdist,py27-trial,py35-pexpect,py35-xdist,py35-trial"
-  - TOXENV: "py27-nobyte,doctesting,freeze,docs"
+  # note: please use "tox --listenvs" to populate the build matrix below
+  - TOXENV: "linting"
+  - TOXENV: "py26"
+  - TOXENV: "py27"
+  - TOXENV: "py33"
+  - TOXENV: "py34"
+  - TOXENV: "py35"
+  - TOXENV: "pypy"
+  - TOXENV: "py27-pexpect"
+  - TOXENV: "py27-xdist"
+  - TOXENV: "py27-trial"
+  - TOXENV: "py35-pexpect"
+  - TOXENV: "py35-xdist"
+  - TOXENV: "py35-trial"
+  - TOXENV: "py27-nobyte"
+  - TOXENV: "doctesting"
+  - TOXENV: "freeze"
+  - TOXENV: "docs"
 
 install:
   - echo Installed Pythons
   - dir c:\Python*
 
-  # install pypy using choco (redirect to a file and write to console in case
-  # choco install returns non-zero, because choco install python.pypy is too
-  # noisy)
-  # pypy is disabled until #1963 gets fixed
-  #- choco install python.pypy > pypy-inst.log 2>&1 || (type pypy-inst.log & exit /b 1)
-  #- set PATH=C:\tools\pypy\pypy;%PATH% # so tox can find pypy
-  #- echo PyPy installed
-  #- pypy --version
+  - if "%TOXENV%" == "pypy" scripts\install-pypy.bat
 
   - C:\Python35\python -m pip install tox
 
diff --git a/doc/en/talks.rst b/doc/en/talks.rst
index 46188bbe7..c35fba0b0 100644
--- a/doc/en/talks.rst
+++ b/doc/en/talks.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ Talks and Tutorials
 Talks and blog postings
 ---------------------------------------------
 
+- `Pythonic testing, Igor Starikov (Russian, PyNsk, November 2016)
+  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_92nfdd5nK8>`_.
+
 - `pytest - Rapid Simple Testing, Florian Bruhin, Swiss Python Summit 2016
   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCBHkQ_LVIs>`_.
 
diff --git a/scripts/check-manifest.py b/scripts/check-manifest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5911a84fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-manifest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""
+Script used by tox.ini to check the manifest file if we are under version control, or skip the
+check altogether if not.
+
+"check-manifest" will needs a vcs to work, which is not available when testing the package
+instead of the source code (with ``devpi test`` for example).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+
+if os.path.isdir('.git'):
+    sys.exit(subprocess.call('check-manifest', shell=True))
+else:
+    print('No .git directory found, skipping checking the manifest file')
+    sys.exit(0)
+
diff --git a/scripts/install-pypy.bat b/scripts/install-pypy.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8012ea46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/install-pypy.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+REM install pypy using choco
+REM redirect to a file because choco install python.pypy is too noisy. If the command fails, write output to console
+choco install python.pypy > pypy-inst.log 2>&1 || (type pypy-inst.log & exit /b 1)
+set PATH=C:\tools\pypy\pypy;%PATH% # so tox can find pypy
+echo PyPy installed
+pypy --version
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 17fe0e3e4..efa3ad2f1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ deps =
     restructuredtext_lint
     check-manifest
 commands =
-    check-manifest
+    {envpython} scripts/check-manifest.py
     flake8 pytest.py _pytest testing
     rst-lint CHANGELOG.rst HOWTORELEASE.rst README.rst