diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 216efe178f..62b9248b9a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ commands =
   bandit -r magnum -x tests -n5 -ll
 
 [testenv:venv]
+# NOTE(jaegerandi): This target does not use constraints because
+# upstream infra does not yet support it. Once that's fixed, we can
+# drop the install_command.
+install_command = pip install -U --force-reinstall {opts} {packages}
 commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:venv-constraints]