diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a124d390..5e51e6b8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -144,6 +144,6 @@ commands =
     mypy --config-file mypy.ini -p {[base]package}
 
 [testenv:pip-missing-reqs]
-basepython = {[base]python}
+basepython = {[jenkins]python}
 deps = pip_check_reqs
 commands=pip-missing-reqs -d --ignore-file={[base]package}/tests/* {[base]package}