diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 7b33b5db2..4dc59d492 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ configuration: Debug
 platform: Any CPU
 environment:
     AUTOUPDATER_Duplicati_SKIP_UPDATE: 1
-    UNITTEST_BASEFOLDER: C:\projects\duplicati\testdata
     COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN:
         secure: szQsrkP5rvra8L60SomD73/dFvRwot0UuyA566zqzI2qmLOr+MhLN0AyC8BTbhYY
 before_build:
+    - ps: $env:UNITTEST_BASEFOLDER = "$Env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER" + "\testdata"
+    - ps: if ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_NAME.Equals("duplicati/duplicati")) {
+        $env:GITTER_NOTIFY_URL = "https://webhooks.gitter.im/e/a2c55bac2b5c38838e0f"
+        }
     - cmd: nuget restore Duplicati.sln
 build:
     project: Duplicati.sln
@@ -19,9 +22,9 @@ test_script:
         7z x DSMCBE.zip -otestdata
         mkdir .\testData\data
 
-        nuget install OpenCover -Version 4.6.166 -OutputDirectory packages
-        nuget install coveralls.net -Version 0.6.0 -OutputDirectory packages
-        nuget install NUnit.Runners -Version 3.4.0 -OutputDirectory packages
+        nuget install OpenCover -Version 4.7.922 -OutputDirectory packages
+        nuget install coveralls.net -Version 0.7.0 -OutputDirectory packages
+        nuget install NUnit.Runners -Version 3.10.0 -OutputDirectory packages
 
         $testDir = ".\Duplicati\UnitTest\bin\Debug"
         $tests = @("$testDir\Duplicati.UnitTest.dll")
@@ -30,10 +33,10 @@ test_script:
         foreach ($elem in $tests) {
             $testResultsFile = "$elem" + ".xml"
 
-            .\packages\OpenCover.4.6.166\tools\OpenCover.Console.exe `
+            .\packages\OpenCover.4.7.922\tools\OpenCover.Console.exe `
             -register:user `
-            -target:.\packages\NUnit.ConsoleRunner.3.4.0\tools\nunit3-console.exe `
-            "-targetargs:""$elem"" /framework:net-4.5 /where:cat!=BulkData /result:""$testResultsFile""" `
+            -target:.\packages\NUnit.ConsoleRunner.3.10.0\tools\nunit3-console.exe `
+            "-targetargs:""$elem"" /where:cat!=BulkData /result:""$testResultsFile""" `
             "-filter:+[Duplicati.Library.Main]* -[UnitTest]*" `
             -output:opencover.xml `
             -returntargetcode `
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ test_script:
             $commitEmail = git show --quiet --format="%aE" $revision
             $commitMessage = git show --quiet --format="%s" $revision
 
-            .\packages\coveralls.net.0.6.0\tools\csmacnz.Coveralls.exe `
+            .\packages\coveralls.net.0.7.0\tools\csmacnz.Coveralls.exe `
             --opencover -i opencover.xml `
             --repoToken "$Env:COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN" `
             --commitId "$revision" `
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ test_script:
         }
 notifications:
     - provider: Webhook
-      url: https://webhooks.gitter.im/e/a2c55bac2b5c38838e0f
+      url: $Env:GITTER_NOTIFY_URL
       method: POST
       on_build_success: true
       on_build_failure: true
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 35fbb4918..1fffae46a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ solution: Duplicati.sln
 dotnet: 2.0.0
 install:
   - nuget restore Duplicati.sln
-  - nuget install NUnit.Runners -Version 3.5.0 -OutputDirectory testrunner
+  - nuget install NUnit.Runners -Version 3.10.0 -OutputDirectory testrunner
+  - sudo pip install --upgrade pip
   - sudo pip install selenium
   - sudo pip install --upgrade urllib3
-  - if [ ! -d "${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}"/packages/SharpCompress.0.23.0 ]; then ln -s "${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}"/packages/sharpcompress.0.23.0 "${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}"/packages/SharpCompress.0.18.2; fi
+  - if [ ! -d "${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}"/packages/SharpCompress.0.23.0 ]; then ln -s "${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}"/packages/sharpcompress.0.23.0 "${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}"/packages/SharpCompress.0.23.0; fi
 addons:
   coverity_scan:
     project:
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ addons:
     branch_pattern: coverity_scan
 env:
   global:
+    - DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE=1
+    - DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1 # stop telemetry
     # The next declaration is the encrypted COVERITY_SCAN_TOKEN, created
     #   via the "travis encrypt" command using the project repo's public key
     - secure: "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"
@@ -69,7 +72,8 @@ jobs:
           access_key: $SAUCE_ACCESS_KEY
 
 before_install:
-      - echo -n | openssl s_client -connect scan.coverity.com:443 | sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p' | sudo tee -a /etc/ssl/certs/ca-
+  - chmod +x ./build.sh # make the script executable if it already is not
+  - echo -n | openssl s_client -connect scan.coverity.com:443 | sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p' | sudo tee -a /etc/ssl/certs/ca-
 
 script:
   - ./build.sh ${CATEGORY} ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 7f4610b83..3bfb919e9 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ echo "travis_fold:end:download_extract_testdata"
 # run unit tests
 echo "travis_fold:start:unit_test"
 if [[ "$CATEGORY" != "GUI"  && "$CATEGORY" != "" ]]; then
-    mono ./testrunner/NUnit.ConsoleRunner.3.5.0/tools/nunit3-console.exe \
+    mono ./testrunner/NUnit.ConsoleRunner.3.10.0/tools/nunit3-console.exe \
     ./Duplicati/UnitTest/bin/Release/Duplicati.UnitTest.dll --where:cat==$CATEGORY --workers=1
 fi
 echo "travis_fold:end:unit_test"