diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 865647c7..e1a577c9 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ envlist = py35,py34,py27,pep8,cover
 
 [testenv]
 usedevelop = True
-install_command = pip install -U {opts} {packages}
+install_command = pip install -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/requirements/plain/upper-constraints.txt} {opts} {packages}
 setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
          PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE = 1
          LANGUAGE=en_US