diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 702fc5f36ef9fd027b70132d93951c4ff6a918ab..c920e41c35cf8643a4d10d7f99158d170983f8f3 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ skipsdist = True
 envlist = pep8
 
 [testenv]
-basepython = python2.7
+basepython = python3.6
 skip_install = True
 install_command = pip install {opts} {packages}
 deps = flake8