diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b72d14f2..4e700b53 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ commands =
   # Ansible Lint Check
   # NOTE(pabelanger): Ignore the following checks:
   #   ANSIBlE0012: Commands should not change things if nothing needs doing
-  bash -c "cd playbooks; find . -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -not -path './legacy/*' -print0 | xargs -t -0 \
-    ansible-lint -x ANSIBLE0012"
+  bash -c "cd playbooks; find . -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -not -path './legacy/*' -exec \
+    ansible-lint -x ANSIBLE0012 \{\} +"
   # Ansible Syntax Check
-  bash -c "cd playbooks; find . -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -print0 | xargs -t -0 \
-    ansible-playbook --syntax-check -i {toxinidir}/tests/inventory > /dev/null"
+  bash -c "cd playbooks; find . -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -exec \
+    ansible-playbook --syntax-check -i {toxinidir}/tests/inventory \{\} + > /dev/null"
 
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}