diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e55113be..722cbf92 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -216,3 +216,14 @@ pythonVersion = "3.8"
 typeCheckingMode = "strict"
 useLibraryCodeForTypes = true
 reportGeneralTypeIssues = true
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+addopts = "-ra -v"
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
+asyncio_mode = "auto"
+filterwarnings = "ignore::DeprecationWarning:websockets"
+markers = [
+    "serial: mark a test that must run by itself",
+    "wait_for_idle: mark a test that waits for the model to be idle",
+    "bundle: mark a test that uses a bundle",
+]
diff --git a/tests/validate/__init__.py b/tests/validate/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index db3bf4ff..0e97e6c8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -8,21 +8,12 @@
 envlist = py3,py38,py39,py310,py311,docs
 skipsdist=True
 
-[pytest]
-markers =
-    serial: mark a test that must run by itself
-    wait_for_idle: mark a test that waits for the model to be idle
-    bundle: mark a test that uses a bundle
-asyncio_mode = auto
-filterwarnings =
-    ignore::DeprecationWarning:websockets
-
 [testenv]
 usedevelop=True
 commands =
     pip install urllib3<2
     pip install pylxd
-    python -m pytest --tb native -ra -v -s -k 'not integration' -m 'not serial' {posargs}
+    pytest --tb native -s -k 'not integration' -m 'not serial' {posargs}
 passenv =
     HOME
     TEST_AGENTS
@@ -33,7 +24,6 @@ deps =
     typing-inspect
     paramiko
     ipdb
-    mock
     pytest
     pytest-asyncio
     Twine
@@ -57,9 +47,8 @@ envdir = {toxworkdir}/py3
 commands =
     pip install urllib3<2
     pip install pylxd
-    python -m pytest \
+    pytest \
         --tb native \
-        -ra -v \
         -k 'integration' \
         --ignore {toxinidir}/tests/integration/test_crossmodel.py \
         --ignore {toxinidir}/tests/integration/test_model.py \
@@ -71,9 +60,8 @@ envdir = {toxworkdir}/py3
 commands =
     pip install urllib3<2
     pip install pylxd
-    python -m pytest \
+    pytest \
         --tb native \
-        -ra -v \
         -m 'not serial' \
         {posargs} \
         {toxinidir}/tests/integration/test_crossmodel.py \
@@ -84,7 +72,7 @@ envdir = {toxworkdir}/py3
 commands =
     pip install urllib3<2
     pip install pylxd
-    python -m pytest --tb native -ra -v {toxinidir}/tests/unit {posargs}
+    pytest {toxinidir}/tests/unit {posargs}
 
 [testenv:serial]
 # tests that can't be run in parallel
@@ -94,11 +82,11 @@ envdir = {toxworkdir}/py3
 commands =
     pip install urllib3<2
     pip install pylxd
-    python -m pytest --tb native -ra -v -s {posargs:-m 'serial'}
+    pytest --tb native -s {posargs:-m 'serial'}
 
 [testenv:validate]
 envdir = {toxworkdir}/validate
-commands = python -m pytest --tb native -ra -vv tests/validate
+commands = pytest -vvv tests/validate
 
 [testenv:example]
 envdir = {toxworkdir}/py3