diff --git a/libvips/foreign/magick7load.c b/libvips/foreign/magick7load.c
index def1b2cb..6a499410 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/magick7load.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/magick7load.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_MAGICK7
 
-#include <MagickWand/MagickWand.h>
+#include <MagickCore/MagickCore.h>
 
 typedef struct _VipsForeignLoadMagick7 {
 	VipsForeignLoad parent_object;
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ vips_foreign_load_magick7_parse( VipsForeignLoadMagick7 *magick7,
 		break;
 
 	default:
+		/* Things like GIF have no resolution info.
+		 */
 		out->Xres = 1.0;
 		out->Yres = 1.0;
 		break;
diff --git a/test/test_foreign.py b/test/test_foreign.py
index a4e904df..43e4ebd5 100755
--- a/test/test_foreign.py
+++ b/test/test_foreign.py
@@ -314,17 +314,12 @@ class TestForeign(unittest.TestCase):
             return
 
         def gif_valid(self, im):
-            a = im(10, 10)
             # some libMagick produce an RGB for this image, some a mono, some
-            # rgba :-( 
-            if len(a) == 4:
-                self.assertAlmostEqual(a, [33, 33, 33, 255])
-            elif len(a) == 3:
-                self.assertAlmostEqual(a, [33, 33, 33])
-            else:
-                self.assertAlmostEqual(a, [33])
+            # rgba, some have a valid alpha, some don't :-( 
+            # therefore ... just test channel 0
+            a = im(10, 10)[0]
 
-            self.assertEqual(im.bands, len(a))
+            self.assertAlmostEqual(a, 33)
             self.assertEqual(im.width, 159)
             self.assertEqual(im.height, 203)