diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee90b85..cea8ad5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 *.pyc
 .cache
 __pycache__
+.tox
+.eggs
+UNKNOWN.egg-info
 
 # WIP/test stuff
 doco.yml
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4732fba..2b549f1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ services:
 language: python
 python:
   - "2.7"
-install:
-  - pip install -r requirements.txt
 
-script: 
+script:
   # prepare qemu
   - docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static:register --reset
-  # run docker build & tests
-  - py.test -vv test/
+  # requirements, build docker, and tests
+  - tox
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e393bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(
+    setup_requires=['pytest-runner'],
+    tests_require=['pytest'],
+)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2714a20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[tox]
+envlist = py27
+
+[testenv]
+deps = -rrequirements.txt
+commands = pytest {posargs:-vv -n auto} ./test