diff --git a/roles/fetch-tox-output/README.rst b/roles/fetch-tox-output/README.rst
index e12140142..7fe6f1219 100644
--- a/roles/fetch-tox-output/README.rst
+++ b/roles/fetch-tox-output/README.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Collect log output from a tox build
 **Role Variables**
 
 .. zuul:rolevar:: tox_envlist
-   :default: all
+   :default: venv
 
    Which tox environment to fetch log output from.
 
diff --git a/roles/fetch-tox-output/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/fetch-tox-output/defaults/main.yaml
index 04d20860a..f0ca584c3 100644
--- a/roles/fetch-tox-output/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/fetch-tox-output/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-tox_envlist: all
+tox_envlist: venv
 tox_executable: tox
 
 zuul_work_dir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"