diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 721801fa6c1d5145cf4eb61b38b0a5b222b36d87..702fc5f36ef9fd027b70132d93951c4ff6a918ab 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
+[tox]
+minversion = 1.6
+skipsdist = True
+envlist = pep8
+
+[testenv]
+basepython = python2.7
+skip_install = True
+install_command = pip install {opts} {packages}
+deps = flake8
+commands = flake8 {posargs}
+
 [flake8]
-ignore = E265,E501
 max-line-length = 100
 max-complexity = 10
+exclude = .venv,.tox,ve2,.ve2,cms_pages,pinaxcon/proposals/migrations,pinaxcon/registrasion/migrations