diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 75958b4a4d..8961dcd0aa 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tox]
 minversion = 1.6
-envlist = checkbuild,checkdeletions,checkniceness,checksyntax
-skipsdist=True
+envlist = checkniceness,checksyntax,checkdeletions,checkbuild
+skipsdist = True
 
 [testenv]
 setenv =
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
 commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checkniceness]
-commands = openstack-doc-test --check-niceness
+commands = openstack-doc-test --check-niceness {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checksyntax]
-commands = openstack-doc-test --check-syntax
+commands = openstack-doc-test --check-syntax {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checkdeletions]
-commands = openstack-doc-test --check-deletions
+commands = openstack-doc-test --check-deletions {posargs}
 
 [testenv:checkbuild]
-commands = openstack-doc-test --check-build
+commands = openstack-doc-test --check-build {posargs}