diff --git a/test-playbooks/python/tox.yaml b/test-playbooks/python/tox.yaml
index b6cb2a3f7..d59317786 100644
--- a/test-playbooks/python/tox.yaml
+++ b/test-playbooks/python/tox.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
       vars:
         tox_envlist: docs
         tox_constraints_file: '{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}/zuul-tests.d/test-constraints.txt'
+        # Make sure we test with verbose output even if the default changes
+        tox_extra_args: '-vv'
 
     - name: Run tox with multiple testenvs
       include_role:
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@
         tox_envlist: docs,linters
         tox_environment:
           ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}/roles"
+        # Make sure we test with verbose output even if the default changes
+        tox_extra_args: '-vv'
 
     - name: Create tempfile to verify testenvs ran
       tempfile:
@@ -78,3 +82,5 @@
       vars:
         zuul_work_dir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}/test-playbooks/python/"
         tox_envlist: '%s'
+        # Make sure we test with verbose output even if the default changes
+        tox_extra_args: '-vv'