diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca2ac14c..38262e2f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ doc/build/
 *.log
 *.sql
 *.sqlite
+logs/
 
 # OS generated files #
 ######################
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ releasenotes/build
 
 # Test temp files
 tests/plugins
+tests/playbooks
+tests/test.retry
 
 # Vagrant testing artifacts
 .vagrant
diff --git a/tests/host_vars/localhost.yml b/tests/host_vars/localhost.yml
index 6c26f31a..65ddeaa0 100644
--- a/tests/host_vars/localhost.yml
+++ b/tests/host_vars/localhost.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@
 
 bridges:
   - "br-mgmt"
+
+ansible_python_interpreter: "/usr/bin/python2"
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d3beabf0..ab11d8ca 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ commands =
 [testenv:ansible]
 deps =
     {[testenv]deps}
-    ansible==1.9.4
+    ansible==2.1.1
     ansible-lint>=2.7.0,<3.0.0
 setenv =
     {[testenv]setenv}