diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 75ee3ec32d3..5a00c191b47 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ but here is a simple overview:
    You need to have Python 2.7 and 3.5 available in your system.  Now
    running tests is as simple as issuing this command::
 
-    $ python runtox.py -e linting,py27,py35
+    $ python3 runtox.py -e linting,py27,py35
 
    This command will run tests via the "tox" tool against Python 2.7 and 3.5
    and also perform "lint" coding-style checks.  ``runtox.py`` is
@@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ but here is a simple overview:
    To run tests on py27 and pass options to pytest (e.g. enter pdb on failure)
    to pytest you can do::
 
-    $ python runtox.py -e py27 -- --pdb
+    $ python3 runtox.py -e py27 -- --pdb
 
    or to only run tests in a particular test module on py35::
 
-    $ python runtox.py -e py35 -- testing/test_config.py
+    $ python3 runtox.py -e py35 -- testing/test_config.py
 
 #. Commit and push once your tests pass and you are happy with your change(s)::
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 849d483c2ad..ee9dd102ef0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ commands=
     make html
 
 [testenv:doctesting]
-basepython = python3
+basepython = python
 changedir=doc/en
 deps=PyYAML
 commands= py.test -rfsxX {posargs}