diff --git a/python/testData/toxtest/toxOneInterpreter/tox.ini b/python/testData/toxtest/toxOneInterpreter/tox.ini
index a752b1538546..b11c4b3ccc10 100644
--- a/python/testData/toxtest/toxOneInterpreter/tox.ini
+++ b/python/testData/toxtest/toxOneInterpreter/tox.ini
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ skipsdist=True
 envlist = py26, py27, py34, py32
 skip_missing_interpreters = True
 [testenv:py27]
-commands=python --version
+commands=python -c "import sys; print('Python ' + str(sys.version))"
 whitelist_externals  = python
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