diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 82025e83..937192b7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ ignore=F403
 
 
 [testenv:bashate]
+basepython = python3
 commands =
     bash -c "{toxinidir}/tests/common/test-bashate.sh"