diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0ee1611f..105cca6c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
+project = pre_commit
 envlist = py27,py36,py37,pypy,pypy3,pre-commit
 
 [testenv]
@@ -10,6 +11,10 @@ commands =
     coverage report --fail-under 100
     pre-commit install
 
+[testenv:venv]
+envdir = venv-{[tox]project}
+commands =
+
 [testenv:pre-commit]
 skip_install = true
 deps = pre-commit