diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3a9fb9947dd51df5d62b982954c5fbf3fa114181..15a0119abf463830f30ac8e78cd53b7c0ea090f9 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
 [tox]
 skip_missing_interpreters = True
-envlist = clean, lint, py35, py36, unit, integration, stats
+envlist = clean, lint, py35, py36, inst, setup, unit, integration, stats
 
 [travis]
 python =
-    3.5: lint, py35, unit, integration
-    3.6: py36, integration
+    3.5: lint, py35, inst, setup, unit, integration
+    3.6: py36, inst, setup, unit, integration
 
 [testenv]
 # install_command can be removed when --process-dependency-links is not
 # needed anymore, and this section uncommented
 install_command = pip install --process-dependency-links {opts} {packages}
 
+# test that it can be installed with custom commands and clean env
+[testenv:inst]
+skip_install = True
+commands =
+    # this will fail until --process-dependency-links is not needed
+    # it needs to be commented since error code will be still 1
+    # - pip install .
+ignore_errors = True
+recreate = True
+
+[testenv:setup]
+skip_install = True
+commands = python setup.py install
+recreate = True
 
 [testenv:unit]
 deps = .[test]