diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3f7910ec..6acf63a0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,23 +8,21 @@ install: "pip install -U tox setuptools_scm"
 env:
   matrix:
   # note: please use "tox --listenvs" to populate the build matrix
-  - TESTENV=py26-pytest24
-  - TESTENV=py26-pytest25
   - TESTENV=py26-pytest26
   - TESTENV=py26-pytest27
   - TESTENV=py26-pytest28
-  - TESTENV=py27-pytest24
-  - TESTENV=py27-pytest25
+  - TESTENV=py26-pytest29
   - TESTENV=py27-pytest26
   - TESTENV=py27-pytest27
   - TESTENV=py27-pytest28
-  - TESTENV=py34-pytest24
-  - TESTENV=py34-pytest25
+  - TESTENV=py27-pytest29
   - TESTENV=py34-pytest26
   - TESTENV=py34-pytest27
   - TESTENV=py34-pytest28
+  - TESTENV=py34-pytest29
   - TESTENV=py35-pytest27
   - TESTENV=py35-pytest28
+  - TESTENV=py35-pytest29
   - TESTENV=py27-pytest28-pexpect
   - TESTENV=py35-pytest28-pexpect
   - TESTENV=flakes
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 1e212b61..29c5dd58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 - new ``worker_id`` fixture, returns the id of the worker in a test or fixture.
   Thanks Jared Hellman for the PR.
 
+- display progress during collection only when in a terminal, similar to pytest #1397 issue.
+  Thanks Bruno Oliveira for the PR.
+
 
 1.14
 ----
diff --git a/testing/acceptance_test.py b/testing/acceptance_test.py
index 9ba158be..a736ad96 100644
--- a/testing/acceptance_test.py
+++ b/testing/acceptance_test.py
@@ -642,3 +642,25 @@ def test_worker_id1(worker_id, run_num):
         assert worker_ids == set(['master'])
     else:
         assert worker_ids == set(['gw0', 'gw1'])
+
+
+def test_color_yes_collection_on_non_atty(testdir, request):
+    """skip collect progress report when working on non-terminals.
+
+    Similar to pytest-dev/pytest#1397
+    """
+    tr = request.config.pluginmanager.getplugin("terminalreporter")
+    if not hasattr(tr, 'isatty'):
+        pytest.skip('only valid for newer pytest versions')
+    testdir.makepyfile("""
+        import pytest
+        @pytest.mark.parametrize('i', range(10))
+        def test_this(i):
+            assert 1
+    """)
+    args = ['--color=yes', '-n2']
+    result = testdir.runpytest(*args)
+    assert 'test session starts' in result.stdout.str()
+    assert '\x1b[1m' in result.stdout.str()
+    assert 'gw0 [10] / gw1 [10]' in result.stdout.str()
+    assert 'gw0 C / gw1 C' not in result.stdout.str()
diff --git a/testing/test_remote.py b/testing/test_remote.py
index 7bac373d..8192b7dd 100644
--- a/testing/test_remote.py
+++ b/testing/test_remote.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import py
+import pytest
 from xdist.slavemanage import SlaveController, unserialize_report
 from xdist.remote import serialize_report
 import execnet
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ def pytest_funcarg__slave(request):
     return SlaveSetup(request)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason='#59')
 def test_remoteinitconfig(testdir):
     from xdist.remote import remote_initconfig
     config1 = testdir.parseconfig()
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 54fb438c..7095101f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [tox]
 # if you change the envlist, please update .travis.yml file as well
 envlist=
-  py{26,27,34}-pytest2{4,5,6,7,8}
-  py35-pytest2{7,8}
+  py{26,27,34}-pytest2{6,7,8,9}
+  py35-pytest2{7,8,9}
   py{27,35}-pytest28-pexpect
   flakes
   readme  
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ changedir=testing
 passenv = USER USERNAME
 deps =
   pycmd
-  setuptools_scm # to avoid .eggs
-  pytest24: pytest~=2.4.0
-  pytest25: pytest~=2.5.0
+  # to avoid .eggs
+  setuptools_scm
   pytest26: pytest~=2.6.1
   pytest27: pytest~=2.7.2
-  pytest28: pytest~=2.8.3
+  pytest28: pytest~=2.8.7
+  pytest29: pytest~=2.9.1
   pexpect: pexpect
 platform=
   pexpect: linux|darwin    
diff --git a/xdist/dsession.py b/xdist/dsession.py
index fa66f1d8..ae71db4d 100644
--- a/xdist/dsession.py
+++ b/xdist/dsession.py
@@ -722,17 +722,18 @@ def __init__(self, config):
         self.tr = config.pluginmanager.getplugin("terminalreporter")
         self._status = {}
         self._lastlen = 0
+        self._isatty = getattr(self.tr, 'isatty', self.tr.hasmarkup)
 
     def write_line(self, msg):
         self.tr.write_line(msg)
 
     def ensure_show_status(self):
-        if not self.tr.hasmarkup:
+        if not self._isatty:
             self.write_line(self.getstatus())
 
     def setstatus(self, spec, status, show=True):
         self._status[spec.id] = status
-        if show and self.tr.hasmarkup:
+        if show and self._isatty:
             self.rewrite(self.getstatus())
 
     def getstatus(self):