diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0fb07c6..ad21c96 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 [tox]
 envlist=flake8,py3
 
 [testenv:py3]
+passenv=SWH_KAFKA_ROOT
 deps =
   .[testing]
   pytest-cov
 commands =
   pytest --cov=swh --cov-branch {posargs}
 
 [testenv:flake8]
 skip_install = true
 deps =
   flake8
 commands =
   {envpython} -m flake8