diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index da179e91d4..947ddd8a0b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ commands = python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args='{posargs}'
 commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:pep8]
-whielist_externals =
+whitelist_externals =
     bash
 commands =
     python ./tools/process-templates.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ commands =
            python ./tripleo_heat_templates/environment_generator.py sample-env-generator/
 
 [testenv:genroledata]
-whielist_externals =
+whitelist_externals =
     bash
 commands =
     bash -c tools/roles-data-generate-samples.sh