diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0e78ce16d..ab9216da5 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ setenv =
 whitelist_externals = bash
 commands =
   flake8 {posargs}
+  # Ansible Syntax Check
+  bash -c "find playbooks -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -print0 | xargs -n1 -0 \
+    ansible-playbook --syntax-check -i tests/inventory 1>/dev/null"
   # Ansible Lint Check
   # NOTE(pabelanger): Ignore the following checks:
   #   ANSIBlE0012: Commands should not change things if nothing needs doing
-  bash -c "cd playbooks; find . -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -print0 | xargs -t -n1 -0 \
-    ansible-lint -x ANSIBLE0012"
-  # Ansible Syntax Check
-  bash -c "find playbooks -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -print | xargs -t -n1 \
-    ansible-playbook --syntax-check -i tests/inventory > /dev/null"
+  bash -c "find playbooks -type f -regex '.*.y[a]?ml' -print0 | xargs -n1 -0 \
+    ansible-lint -x ANSIBLE0012 2> /dev/null"
 
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}