diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index eb0a04a4..2e7cbb6c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ commands =
 
 
 [testenv:pep8]
+basepython = python3
 commands =
     bash -c "{toxinidir}/tests/common/test-pep8.sh"
 
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ commands =
 
 
 [testenv:linters]
+basepython = python3
 commands =
     bash -c "{toxinidir}/tests/common/test-ansible-env-prep.sh"
     {[testenv:pep8]commands}