diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4ad14764..618fc4f1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ matrix:
       language: generic
       env:
         # Stock OSX Python
-        - TOXENV=py27
+        - TOXENV=py27-osx-builtin
         - BREW_PYTHON_PACKAGE=
     - os: osx
       language: generic
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8c888ed4..c394120e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ commands =
         --verbose \
         --doctest-modules \
         {posargs:./httpie ./tests}
+
+[testenv:py27-osx-builtin]
+basepython = /usr/bin/python2.7