diff --git a/src/testing/postgresql.py b/src/testing/postgresql.py
index d4ea0d2..592f707 100644
--- a/src/testing/postgresql.py
+++ b/src/testing/postgresql.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def is_server_available(self):
 
     def terminate(self, *args):
         # send SIGINT instead of SIGTERM
-        super(Postgresql, self).terminate(signal.SIGINT)
+        super(Postgresql, self).terminate(signal.SIGINT if os.name != 'nt' else None)
 
 
 class PostgresqlFactory(DatabaseFactory):
diff --git a/tests/test_postgresql.py b/tests/test_postgresql.py
index be16511..1fa1116 100644
--- a/tests/test_postgresql.py
+++ b/tests/test_postgresql.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ def test_postgresql_is_not_found(self):
             testing.postgresql.SEARCH_PATHS = search_paths
             os.environ['PATH'] = path_env
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(os.name == 'nt', 'Windows does not have fork()')
     def test_fork(self):
         pgsql = testing.postgresql.Postgresql()
         if os.fork() == 0:
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ def test_fork(self):
             sleep(1)
             self.assertTrue(pgsql.is_alive())  # process is alive (delete pgsql obj in child does not effect)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(os.name == 'nt', 'Windows does not have fork()')
     def test_stop_on_child_process(self):
         pgsql = testing.postgresql.Postgresql()
         if os.fork() == 0:
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 41a7468..e8bc7b2 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tox]
 envlist=py27,py34,py35,py36
 
-[testenv]
+[base]
 deps=
     nose
     flake8