diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6bd6c52650..438cbd3f63 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -88,5 +88,6 @@ commands =
   pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc --output-format=colorized {posargs:vmware_nsx/neutron}
 
 [hacking]
-import_exceptions = vmware_nsx._i18n
+import_exceptions = vmware_nsx._i18n,
+                    vmware_nsx_tempest._i18n
 local-check-factory = neutron.hacking.checks.factory