diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c91b198c..b5a990e8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ commands =
   pylint --rcfile .pylintrc freezer_api
 
 [testenv:pep8]
+skip_install = true
 deps =
   pre-commit
 commands =