diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d04f616c..7a6771ea 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 [tox]
 envlist = lint,unit,bandit,docs
 
+[testenv]
+basepython=python3.5
+
 [testenv:unit]
 setenv =
   PYTHONWARNING=all
@@ -29,7 +32,6 @@ commands =
     yapf -ir {toxinidir}/promenade {toxinidir}/tests
 
 [testenv:freeze]
-basepython=python3.5
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements-direct.txt
 recreate = True
 whitelist_externals = sh