diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c97225210e..cc694e1e8d 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ commands =
   find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
   python setup.py testr --coverage --testr-args='{posargs}'
 
+[testenv:debug]
+commands =
+  find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
+  oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
+
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}