diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ecf682940e..5186506ea0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ deps =
   openstacksdk
   testtools
   mock
-whitelist_externals = bash
+allowlist_externals =
+  bash
+  {toxinidir}/tools/run-bashate.sh
 setenv =
   ANSIBLE_LIBRARY= {toxinidir}/tools/fake-ansible/library
 commands =