diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 03f1496..ea9668a 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 environment:
   matrix:
-  - JULIA_URL: "https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x86/0.6/julia-0.6-latest-win32.exe"
-  - JULIA_URL: "https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x64/0.6/julia-0.6-latest-win64.exe"
-  - JULIA_URL: "https://julialangnightlies-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x86/julia-latest-win32.exe"
-  - JULIA_URL: "https://julialangnightlies-s3.julialang.org/bin/winnt/x64/julia-latest-win64.exe"
+  - julia_version: 0.6
+  - julia_version: 0.7
+  - julia_version: 1
+  - julia_version: nightly
+
+platform:
+  - x86 # 32-bit
+  - x64 # 64-bit
+
+# # Uncomment the following lines to allow failures on nightly julia
+# # (tests will run but not make your overall status red)
+# matrix:
+#   allow_failures:
+#   - julia_version: nightly
+
+branches:
+  only:
+    - master
+    - /release-.*/
 
 notifications:
   - provider: Email
@@ -12,16 +27,20 @@ notifications:
     on_build_status_changed: true
 
 install:
-  - ps: "[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12"
-  - ps: (new-object net.webclient).DownloadFile(
-        $env:JULIA_URL,
-        "C:\projects\julia-binary.exe")
-  - C:\projects\julia-binary.exe /S /D=C:\projects\julia
+  - ps: iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JuliaCI/Appveyor.jl/version-1/bin/install.ps1"))
 
 build_script:
-  - IF EXIST .git\shallow (git fetch --unshallow)
-  # Test #17 by using ENV[\"HOME\"]=joinpath(homedir(),\"Conda test home\")
-  - C:\projects\julia\bin\julia -e "versioninfo(); p = joinpath(homedir(),\"Conda test home\"); mkdir(p); ENV[\"HOME\"]=p; Pkg.clone(pwd(), \"Conda\"); Pkg.build(\"Conda\")"
+  - echo "%JL_BUILD_SCRIPT%"
+  - SET HOME=%userprofile%\Conda test home
+  - C:\julia\bin\julia -e "%JL_BUILD_SCRIPT%"
 
 test_script:
-  - C:\projects\julia\bin\julia --check-bounds=yes -e "ENV[\"HOME\"]=joinpath(homedir(),\"Conda test home\"); Pkg.test(\"Conda\")"
+  - echo "%JL_TEST_SCRIPT%"
+  - SET HOME=%userprofile%\Conda test home
+  - C:\julia\bin\julia -e "%JL_TEST_SCRIPT%"
+
+# # Uncomment to support code coverage upload. Should only be enabled for packages
+# # which would have coverage gaps without running on Windows
+# on_success:
+#   - echo "%JL_CODECOV_SCRIPT%"
+#   - C:\julia\bin\julia -e "%JL_CODECOV_SCRIPT%"
diff --git a/src/Conda.jl b/src/Conda.jl
index 3247da2..1f6b53e 100644
--- a/src/Conda.jl
+++ b/src/Conda.jl
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ function _installer_url()
     elseif Compat.Sys.islinux()
         res *= "Linux"
     elseif Compat.Sys.iswindows()
+        if MINICONDA_VERSION == "3"
+            # Quick fix for:
+            # * https://github.com/JuliaLang/IJulia.jl/issues/739
+            # * https://github.com/ContinuumIO/anaconda-issues/issues/10082
+            # * https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/7789
+            res = "https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda$(MINICONDA_VERSION)-4.5.4-"
+        end
         res *= "Windows"
     else
         error("Unsuported OS.")
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index a8fa7e4..66e859a 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1,18 +1,33 @@
 using Conda, Compat, VersionParsing
+using Compat
+using Compat: @info
 using Compat.Test
 
+exe = Compat.Sys.iswindows() ? ".exe" : ""
+
 Conda.update()
 
 env = :test_conda_jl
+rm(Conda.prefix(env); force=true, recursive=true)
+
 @test Conda.exists("curl", env)
 Conda.add("curl", env)
 
+@testset "Install Python package" begin
+    Conda.add("python=3.6", env)  # 3.7 doesn't work on Windows at the moment
+    pythonpath = joinpath(Conda.python_dir(env), "python" * exe)
+    @test isfile(pythonpath)
+
+    cmd = Conda._set_conda_env(`$pythonpath -c "import zmq"`, env)
+    @test_throws Exception run(cmd)
+    Conda.add("pyzmq", env)
+    run(cmd)
+end
+
 curlvers = Conda.version("curl",env)
 @test curlvers >= v"5.0"
 @test Conda.exists("curl==$curlvers", env)
 
-exe = Compat.Sys.iswindows() ? ".exe" : ""
-
 curl_path = joinpath(Conda.bin_dir(env), "curl" * exe)
 @test isfile(curl_path)