diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 96485516c0c..357ca429403 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -103,6 +103,26 @@ deps =
     -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     -r{toxinidir}/dev_requirements.txt
 
+[testenv:explicit-py27]
+basepython = python2.7
+passenv = *
+setenv =
+    HOME=/root/
+commands = /bin/bash -c '{envpython} $(which nosetests) -v {posargs}'
+deps =
+    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+    -r{toxinidir}/dev_requirements.txt
+
+[testenv:explicit-py36]
+basepython = python3.6
+passenv = *
+setenv =
+    HOME=/root/
+commands = /bin/bash -c '{envpython} $(which nosetests) -v {posargs}'
+deps =
+    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
+    -r{toxinidir}/dev_requirements.txt
+
 [testenv:pywin]
 basepython = {env:PYTHON:}\python.exe
 passenv = *