diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6ea3f57ac6..76c8700fef 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -158,8 +158,10 @@ deps =
 extras =
     {[testenv:test]extras}
 passenv = *
+allowlist_externals =
+    {[testenv:test]allowlist_externals}
 commands =
-    {[testenv:test]commands} {posargs} ./test/mockupdb
+    {[testenv:test]commands} ./test/mockupdb
 
 [testenv:manifest]
 deps =