diff --git a/.kitchen.yml b/.kitchen.yml
index 04266e2..6d7a1b2 100644
--- a/.kitchen.yml
+++ b/.kitchen.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   name: salt_solo
   salt_install: bootstrap
   salt_bootstrap_url: https://bootstrap.saltstack.com
-  salt_version: latest
+  salt_version: <%=ENV['SALT_VERSION'] || 'latest'%>
   require_chef: false
   log_level: error
   formula: designate
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@
       pillars-from-files:
         designate.sls: tests/pillar/designate_ocata.sls
 
-# vim: ft=yaml sw=2 ts=2 sts=2 tw=125
\ No newline at end of file
+# vim: ft=yaml sw=2 ts=2 sts=2 tw=125
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 03a7f7b..3241f95 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   - bundle install
 
 env:
+  - PLATFORM=trevorj/salty-whales:xenial-2017.7
   - PLATFORM=trevorj/salty-whales:xenial
 
 before_script:
diff --git a/designate/meta/sphinx.yml b/designate/meta/sphinx.yml
index 685bac1..8bafca9 100644
--- a/designate/meta/sphinx.yml
+++ b/designate/meta/sphinx.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@
           value: |
             {%- for pkg in server.pkgs %}
             {%- set pkg_version = "dpkg -l "+pkg+" | grep "+pkg+" | awk '{print $3}'" %}
-            * {{ pkg }}: {{ salt['cmd.run'](pkg_version) }}
+            * {{ pkg }}: {{ salt['cmd.shell'](pkg_version) }}
             {%- endfor %}
   {%- endif %}