diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5c82cf0c..d6952fc1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
-  - "6"
   - "7"
 env:
   - CXX=g++-4.8
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/DataAxis.js b/lib/timeline/component/DataAxis.js
index d1dd69f1..8ad33eb2 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/DataAxis.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/DataAxis.js
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ function DataAxis(body, options, svg, linegraphOptions) {
 
   // create the HTML DOM
   this._create();
+  if (this.scale == undefined) {
+    this._redrawLabels();
+  }
   this.framework = {svg: this.svg, svgElements: this.svgElements, options: this.options, groups: this.groups};
 
   var me = this;
@@ -493,7 +496,7 @@ DataAxis.prototype._redrawLabel = function (y, text, orientation, className, cha
  */
 DataAxis.prototype._redrawLine = function (y, orientation, className, offset, width) {
   if (this.master === true) {
-    var line = DOMutil.getDOMElement('div', this.DOMelements.lines, this.dom.lineContainer);//this.dom.redundant.lines.shift();
+    var line = DOMutil.getDOMElement('div', this.DOMelements.lines, this.dom.lineContainer);  //this.dom.redundant.lines.shift();
     line.className = className;
     line.innerHTML = '';
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b92d607e..d1d991ab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   ],
   "main": "./dist/vis.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "nyc mocha --compilers js:babel-core/register",
+    "test": "mocha --compilers js:babel-core/register",
     "test-cov": "nyc --reporter=lcov mocha --compilers js:babel-core/register",
     "build": "gulp",
     "lint": "gulp lint",
diff --git a/test/DataAxis.test.js b/test/DataAxis.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84af62b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/DataAxis.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+var assert = require('assert');
+var jsdom_global = require('jsdom-global');
+var canvasMockify = require('./canvas-mock');
+
+var DataAxis = require('../lib/timeline/component/DataAxis');
+
+describe('DataAxis', function () {
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    this.jsdom_global = canvasMockify("<svg id='svg'></svg>");
+    this.svg = this.container = document.getElementById('svg');
+    this.body = {
+      functions: {},
+      emitter: {
+        on: function() {}
+      }
+    };
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    this.jsdom_global();
+    this.svg.remove();
+    this.svg = undefined;
+  });
+
+  it('should work', function () {
+    var dataAxis = new DataAxis(this.body, {}, this.svg, {});
+
+  });
+
+  describe('screenToValue', function () {
+    it('can called be without an explicit redraw', function () {
+      var dataAxis = new DataAxis(this.body, {}, this.svg, {});
+      assert(isNaN(dataAxis.screenToValue(77)));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('convertValue', function () {
+    it('can called be without an explicit redraw', function () {
+      var dataAxis = new DataAxis(this.body, {}, this.svg, {});
+      assert(isNaN(dataAxis.convertValue(77)));
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/Label.test.js b/test/Label.test.js
index 73794edb..e0c3e064 100644
--- a/test/Label.test.js
+++ b/test/Label.test.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('Network Label', function() {
       emitter: {
         on: function() {}
       }
-    }
+    };
 
     var nodesHandler = new NodesHandler(body, {}, options, new DummyLayoutEngine() );
     //console.log(JSON.stringify(nodesHandler.options, null, 2));
diff --git a/test/canvas-mock.js b/test/canvas-mock.js
index 9ea5c535..5136568e 100644
--- a/test/canvas-mock.js
+++ b/test/canvas-mock.js
@@ -92,6 +92,29 @@ function overrideCreateElement(window) {
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * The override is only done if there is no 2D context already present.
+ * This allows for normal running in a browser, and for node.js the usage of 'style'
+ * property on a newly created svg element.
+ *
+ * @param {object} window - current global window object. This can possibly come from module 'jsdom',
+ *                 when running under node.js.
+ * @private
+ */
+function overrideCreateElementNS(window) {
+  var d = window.document;
+  var f = window.document.createElementNS;
+
+  window.document.createElementNS = function(namespaceURI, qualifiedName) {
+    if (namespaceURI === 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg') {
+      var result = f.call(d, namespaceURI, qualifiedName);
+      if (result.style == undefined) {
+        result.style = {};
+        return result;
+      }
+    }
+  };
+}
 
 /**
  * Initialize the mock, jsdom and jsdom_global for unit test usage.
@@ -132,6 +155,8 @@ function mockify(html = '') {
 
   overrideCreateElement(window);   // The actual initialization of canvas-mock
 
+  overrideCreateElementNS(window);
+
   return cleanupFunction;
 }