diff --git a/tests/unit/compat/mock.py b/tests/unit/compat/mock.py
index 382ab2f4..b1afa9fa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/compat/mock.py
+++ b/tests/unit/compat/mock.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (3,) and sys.version_info < (3, 4, 4):
         # Retrieve lines from read_data via a generator so that separate calls to
         # readline, read, and readlines are properly interleaved
         sep = b'\n' if isinstance(read_data, bytes) else '\n'
-        data_as_list = [l + sep for l in read_data.split(sep)]
+        data_as_list = [li + sep for li in read_data.split(sep)]
 
         if data_as_list[-1] == sep:
             # If the last line ended in a newline, the list comprehension will have an
diff --git a/tools/run-ansible-sanity.sh b/tools/run-ansible-sanity.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4357528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/run-ansible-sanity.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+TOXDIR=${1:-.}
+ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH=$(mktemp -d)
+echo "Executing ansible-test sanity checks in ${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH}"
+
+trap "rm -rf ${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH}" err exit
+
+rm -rf "${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH}"
+mkdir -p ${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH}/ansible_collections/openstack/cloud
+cp -a ${TOXDIR}/{plugins,meta,galaxy.yml} ${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH}/ansible_collections/openstack/cloud
+cd ${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH}/ansible_collections/openstack/cloud/
+ansible-test sanity --skip-test metaclass-boilerplate --skip-test future-import-boilerplate
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7bf7031d..e48c58f9 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ passenv = *
 commands =
     {[testenv:build]commands}
     {[testenv:pep8]commands}
-    /bin/bash -c "ansible-galaxy collection install $(ls {toxinidir}/build_artifact/openstack-cloud-*) --force"
-    /bin/bash -c "cd ~/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/openstack/cloud && ansible-test sanity --skip-test metaclass-boilerplate --skip-test future-import-boilerplate"
+    /bin/bash {toxinidir}/tools/run-ansible-sanity.sh {toxinidir}
 
 [testenv:venv]
 deps =