diff --git a/tools/kube-init.sh b/tools/kube-init.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 2b7ec23..e952b85
--- a/tools/kube-init.sh
+++ b/tools/kube-init.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ echo "SUCCESS"
 echo "Cluster created!"
 echo ""
 
+echo "Running tests..."
 set -x -e
 # Yield execution to venv command
 $*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 693ff72..2bf45f1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ commands = python setup.py test --slowest --testr-args='{posargs}'
 [testenv:common-constraints]
 install_command = pip install -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/requirements/plain/upper-constraints.txt} {opts} {packages}
 
+[testenv:py27-functional]
+commands = {toxinidir}/tools/kube-init.sh python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args="{posargs}"
+
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands = flake8 {posargs}