diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index dddb31f..7c97fa7 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 hacking>=0.12.0,!=0.13.0,<0.14  # Apache-2.0
-# needed for doc build
+
 sphinx>=1.2.1,!=1.3b1,<1.4  # BSD
 oslosphinx>=4.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 reno>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 mock>=2.0 # BSD
 coverage>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
+nose # LGPL
+nosexcover # BSD
 oslotest>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.policy>=1.17.0  # Apache-2.0
 oslo.log>=3.11.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ba00222..b4953e7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@
 commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:cover]
-commands = python setup.py test --coverage --testr-args='{posargs}'
+setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
+         NOSE_WITH_COVERAGE=1
+         NOSE_COVER_BRANCHES=1
+         NOSE_COVER_PACKAGE=patrole_tempest_plugin
+         NOSE_COVER_HTML=1
+         NOSE_COVER_HTML_DIR={toxinidir}/cover
+         NOSE_WHERE=patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/unit
+whitelist_externals = nosetests
+commands = nosetests {posargs}
 
 [testenv:docs]
 commands = python setup.py build_sphinx