diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 4ae421b2c..6d54f969b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ deps =
     numpy
 commands =
     ./getlasso3.sh
-    ./pylint.sh tests/ src/
+    ./pylint.sh {posargs:tests/ src/}
 
 [testenv:manage]
 usedevelop = True