diff --git a/PIL/ImageFilter.py b/PIL/ImageFilter.py
index 71f42c3ac..c13f75bbc 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageFilter.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageFilter.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 from functools import reduce
 
-class Filter:
+class Filter(object):
     pass
 
 ##
diff --git a/Tests/test_file_webp.py b/Tests/test_file_webp.py
index 0d2c984b0..5d48f0aff 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_webp.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_webp.py
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ from tester import *
 
 from PIL import Image
 
-def xtest_read():
+try:
+    import _webp
+except:
+    skip('webp support not installed')
+		
+def test_read():
     """ Can we write a webp without error. Does it have the bits we expect?"""
     
     file = "Images/lena.webp"