diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0cc8e5cb..3d67396d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ python-daemon
 irc
 pyyaml
 lockfile
-pbr>=0.6,!=0.7,<1.0
+pbr>=0.8.1,<1.0
 Babel>=0.9.6
 launchpadlib
 Jinja2
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3bc149d5..545a31f0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ commands = flake8
 commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:cover]
-commands = python setup.py testr --coverage --testr-args='{posargs}'
+commands = python setup.py testr --coverage --coverage-package-name='elastic_recheck' --testr-args='{posargs} tests.unit'
 
 [testenv:run]
 # test to run the bot as a non voting foreground process