diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 348745b04eb..98404315a1a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ commands =
   python setup.py testr --coverage \
     --testr-args='^(?!.*test.*coverage).*$'
 
+[testenv:genconfig]
+commands =
+  bash tools/config/generate_sample.sh -b . -p cinder -o etc/cinder
+
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}