diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index a84b671..e14019c 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@
       tox_envlist: functional
     timeout: 3600
 
+- job:
+    name: kollacli-tox-functional-py35
+    parent: openstack-tox
+    description: |
+      Run tox-based py35 functional tests for the OpenStack Kolla-cli project.
+      Uses tox with the ``functional`` environment.
+    irrelevant-files:
+      - ^.*\.rst$
+      - ^doc/source/.*$
+      - ^releasenotes/.*$
+    vars:
+      tox_envlist: functional-py35
+    timeout: 3600
+
 - job:
     name: kollacli-tox-mypy
     parent: openstack-tox
@@ -28,8 +42,10 @@
         - openstack-tox-pep8
         - kollacli-tox-mypy
         - kollacli-tox-functional
+        - kollacli-tox-functional-py35
     gate:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-pep8
         - kollacli-tox-mypy
         - kollacli-tox-functional
+        - kollacli-tox-functional-py35
diff --git a/kolla_cli/common/utils.py b/kolla_cli/common/utils.py
index 4fb4c80..672434f 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/common/utils.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/common/utils.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import os
 import pwd
 import six
 import subprocess  # nosec
-import sys
 import time
 import yaml
 
@@ -115,32 +114,10 @@ def get_lock_enabled():
 
 
 def get_ansible_command(playbook=False):
-    """get a python2 ansible command
-
-    Ansible cannot run yet with python3. If the current default
-    python is py3, prefix the ansible command with a py2
-    interpreter.
-    """
+    """Get the ansible command"""
     cmd = 'ansible'
     if playbook:
         cmd = 'ansible-playbook'
-    if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
-        # running with py3, find a py2 interpreter for ansible
-        py2_path = None
-        usr_bin = os.path.join('/', 'usr', 'bin')
-        for fname in os.listdir(usr_bin):
-            if (fname.startswith('python2.') and
-                    os.path.isfile(os.path.join(usr_bin, fname))):
-                suffix = fname.split('.')[1]
-                if suffix.isdigit():
-                    py2_path = os.path.join(usr_bin, fname)
-                    break
-        if py2_path is None:
-            raise Exception(
-                u._('ansible-playbook requires python2 and no '
-                    'python2 interpreter found in {path}.')
-                .format(path=usr_bin))
-        cmd = '%s %s' % (py2_path, os.path.join(usr_bin, cmd))
     return cmd
 
 
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/README.txt b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/README.txt
index e3b2d96..fd0081d 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/README.txt
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/README.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
-As of change id: Id11cc1abcac6ac5b94176a1f17a8f5f82b6f00d5
+- As of change id: Id11cc1abcac6ac5b94176a1f17a8f5f82b6f00d5
 removed all tests which expected remote systems
 to be available / configured.  These tests should be
 revived at some point using Tempest or something similar to run
 more complete functional tests.
+
+- To run a single functional test, you will need to setup these
+environmental variables and the needed file structure:
+
+export KOLLA_ETC=/tmp/kollaclitest/etc/kolla/
+export KOLLA_HOME=/tmp/kollaclitest/usr/share/kolla-ansible/
+export KOLLA_TOOLS_DIR=./tools/
+
+./kolla_cli/tests/functional/functional_test_setup.sh
+
+Then you can run a single test, for eg:
+
+source .tox/functional/bin/activate
+ostestr -n kolla_cli.tests.functional.test_deploy.TestFunctional.test_deploy
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_client_upgrade.py b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_client_upgrade.py
index f0c340c..eef3fa6 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_client_upgrade.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_client_upgrade.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
-from common import KollaCliTest
+from kolla_cli.tests.functional.common import KollaCliTest
 
 import logging
 import os
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_deploy.py b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_deploy.py
index 537be10..3e50eb2 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_deploy.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_deploy.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
-from common import KollaCliTest
+from kolla_cli.tests.functional.common import KollaCliTest
 
 from kolla_cli.api.client import ClientApi
 from kolla_cli.common.allinone import AllInOne
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_destroy.py b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_destroy.py
index 0d41951..279e9e7 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_destroy.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_destroy.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
-from common import KollaCliTest
+from kolla_cli.tests.functional.common import KollaCliTest
 
 from kolla_cli.api.client import ClientApi
 
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_group.py b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_group.py
index 7925839..49fb15f 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_group.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_group.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
-from common import KollaCliTest
+from kolla_cli.tests.functional.common import KollaCliTest
 
 import json
 import unittest
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_host.py b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_host.py
index d1acaa5..73ba7ae 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_host.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_host.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
-from common import KollaCliTest
+from kolla_cli.tests.functional.common import KollaCliTest
 
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_password.py b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_password.py
index 1c44f37..2c8fb7c 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_password.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_password.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
-from common import KollaCliTest
+from kolla_cli.tests.functional.common import KollaCliTest
 import os
 import unittest
 
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_property.py b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_property.py
index ef8d5fa..65d66c5 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_property.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_property.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
-from common import KollaCliTest
+from kolla_cli.tests.functional.common import KollaCliTest
 
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_reconfigure.py b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_reconfigure.py
index adb61bf..207a78b 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_reconfigure.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_reconfigure.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
-from common import KollaCliTest
+from kolla_cli.tests.functional.common import KollaCliTest
 
 from kolla_cli.api.client import ClientApi
 
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_service.py b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_service.py
index 4cda720..4fb6e0b 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_service.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_service.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
-from common import KollaCliTest
+from kolla_cli.tests.functional.common import KollaCliTest
 
 import json
 import unittest
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_stop.py b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_stop.py
index 48f1ee9..3a2d058 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_stop.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_stop.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
-from common import KollaCliTest
+from kolla_cli.tests.functional.common import KollaCliTest
 
 from kolla_cli.api.client import ClientApi
 
diff --git a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_support.py b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_support.py
index 69b9afa..63c95d8 100644
--- a/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_support.py
+++ b/kolla_cli/tests/functional/test_support.py
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
+from kolla_cli.tests.functional.common import KollaCliTest
+
 import os
 import shutil
 import tarfile
 import unittest
 
-from common import KollaCliTest
 from kolla_cli.api.client import ClientApi
 from kolla_cli.common.utils import get_tools_path
 from kolla_cli.common.utils import safe_decode
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5ef0ea5..3556493 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tox]
 minversion = 1.6
 skipsdist = True
-envlist = py27,pep8,mypy,functional
+envlist = pep8,mypy,functional,functional-py35
 
 [testenv]
 usedevelop=True
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ commands =
   {toxinidir}/kolla_cli/tests/functional/functional_test_setup.sh
   ostestr {posargs} --serial
 
+[testenv:functional-py35]
+basepython = py35: python3.5
+setenv = {[testenv:functional]setenv}
+commands = {[testenv:functional]commands}
+whitelist_externals = {[testenv:functional]whitelist_externals}
+
 [testenv:pep8]
 deps = {[testenv]deps}
 commands = flake8 {posargs}