diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e55ef039d1..5e98c27c14 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ commands =
   flake8 --filename=manila* bin
 
 [testenv:genconfig]
+whitelist_externals = bash
 commands =
   bash tools/config/generate_sample.sh -o etc/manila
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ commands =
 [testenv:pylint]
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
        pylint==0.26.0
+whitelist_externals = bash
 commands = bash tools/lintstack.sh
 
 [flake8]