diff --git a/manual-test.rc b/manual-test.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa1cdf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual-test.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+export VIRTUAL_ENV=$(pwd)
+export ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False
+export ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH=/tmp/%%h-%%r
+
+# TODO (odyssey4me) These are only here as they are non-standard folder
+# names for Ansible 1.9.x. We are using the standard folder names for
+# Ansible v2.x. We can remove this when we move to Ansible 2.x.
+export ANSIBLE_ACTION_PLUGINS=${HOME}/.ansible/plugins/action
+export ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS=${HOME}/.ansible/plugins/callback
+export ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS=${HOME}/.ansible/plugins/filter
+export ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_PLUGINS=${HOME}/.ansible/plugins/lookup
+
+# This is required as the default is the current path or a path specified
+# in ansible.cfg
+export ANSIBLE_LIBRARY=${HOME}/.ansible/plugins/library
+
+# This is required as the default is '/etc/ansible/roles' or a path
+# specified in ansible.cfg
+export ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH=${HOME}/.ansible/roles:$(pwd)/..
+
+echo "Run manual functional tests by executing the following:"
+echo "# ./.tox/functional/bin/ansible-playbook -i tests/inventory tests/test.yml -e \"rolename=$(pwd)\""
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index bc3ec39..823e6ba 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ commands =
     ansible-galaxy install \
                    --role-file={toxinidir}/tests/ansible-role-requirements.yml \
                    --force
+    rm -rf {homedir}/.ansible/roles/os_zaqar
+    bash -c "ln -s {toxinidir} {homedir}/.ansible/roles/os_zaqar"
     rm -rf {toxinidir}/tests/playbooks
     git clone https://git.openstack.org/openstack/openstack-ansible-tests \
               {toxinidir}/tests/playbooks