diff --git a/client/tox.ini b/client/tox.ini
index c0f7faaa0..06d106883 100644
--- a/client/tox.ini
+++ b/client/tox.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ skip_missing_interpreters = true
 usedevelop = true
 install_command =
   pip install -U {opts} {packages}
-  pip install .
 setenv =
   VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
   LANGUAGE=en_US
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ setenv =
 deps = -rrequirements.txt
        -rrequirements-dev.txt
 commands =
+  pip install .
   pip check
   python -m pytest -v
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b2e841cdf..033b19e2f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ skip_missing_interpreters = true
 skip_install = false
 install_command =
   pip install -U {opts} {packages}
-  pip install -e ./client
 setenv =
     PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION=python
 deps =
     -r ./docs/requirements-doc.txt
 commands =
+  pip install -e ./client
   sphinx-build -v -W {posargs} docs/ docs/_build/html