diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3bc8d18e..cafecaca 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@ deps =
 commands =
     sphinx-build -W -b html -d {envtmpdir}/doctrees docs docs/_build/html
     sphinx-build -W -b latex -d {envtmpdir}/doctrees docs docs/_build/latex
-    /bin/bash -c "if [[ $CI != 'true' ]]; then sphinx-build -W -b linkcheck docs docs/_build/html; fi"
+
+[testenv:docslinkcheck]
+basepython = python2.7
+deps =
+    sphinx
+    sphinx_rtd_theme
+commands =
+    sphinx-build -W -b linkcheck docs docs/_build/html
 
 [testenv:lint]
 basepython = python2.7