diff --git a/libvips/foreign/gifload.c b/libvips/foreign/gifload.c
index e9196b39..c6264266 100644
--- a/libvips/foreign/gifload.c
+++ b/libvips/foreign/gifload.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ vips_foreign_load_gif_buffer_class_init(
 	object_class->description = _( "load GIF with giflib" );
 
 	load_class->is_a_buffer = vips_foreign_load_gif_is_a_buffer;
-	load_class->load = vips_foreign_load_gif_buffer_header;
+	load_class->header = vips_foreign_load_gif_buffer_header;
 
 	VIPS_ARG_BOXED( class, "buffer", 1, 
 		_( "Buffer" ),
diff --git a/test/test_foreign.py b/test/test_foreign.py
index a4e904df..06cd84e6 100755
--- a/test/test_foreign.py
+++ b/test/test_foreign.py
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ class TestForeign(unittest.TestCase):
         self.cmyk = self.cmyk.copy(interpretation = Vips.Interpretation.CMYK)
 
         im = Vips.Image.new_from_file(self.gif_file)
-	# some libMagick will load this mono image as RGB, some as mono ... test
-        # band 0 to be safe
-        self.onebit = im[0] > 128
+        self.onebit = im > 128
 
     # we have test files for formats which have a clear standard
     def file_loader(self, loader, test_file, validate):
@@ -475,10 +473,10 @@ class TestForeign(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def gif_valid(self, im):
             a = im(10, 10)
-            self.assertAlmostEqualObjects(a, [33, 33, 33, 255])
+            self.assertAlmostEqualObjects(a, [33])
             self.assertEqual(im.width, 159)
             self.assertEqual(im.height, 203)
-            self.assertEqual(im.bands, 4)
+            self.assertEqual(im.bands, 1)
 
         self.file_loader("gifload", self.gif_file, gif_valid)
         self.buffer_loader("gifload_buffer", self.gif_file, gif_valid)