diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7a1ed53fb..6fd95d401 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ jobs:
 before_script:
   - |
     if [[ "$PYTEST_NO_COVERAGE" != 1 ]]; then
-      export _PYTEST_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN="env COVERAGE_FILE=$PWD/.coverage coverage run --source {envsitepackagesdir}/_pytest/,$PWD/testing -m"
+      export _PYTEST_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN="env COVERAGE_FILE=$PWD/.coverage COVERAGE_PROCESS_START=$PWD/.coveragerc coverage run --source {envsitepackagesdir}/_pytest/,$PWD/testing -m"
       export _PYTEST_TOX_EXTRA_DEP=coverage-enable-subprocess
-      export COVERAGE_PROCESS_START="$PWD/.coveragerc"
     fi
 
 script: tox --recreate
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index fa4990c1a..fbc5d4779 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ commands =
     {env:_PYTEST_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN:} pytest --lsof -ra {env:_PYTEST_TEST_OPTS:} {posargs:testing}
     coverage: coverage report -m --skip-covered
 setenv =
-    coverage: _PYTEST_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN=coverage run -a -m
-    coverage: _PYTEST_TOX_EXTRA_DEP=coverage-enable-subprocesses
+    coverage: _PYTEST_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN=coverage run -m
+    coverage: _PYTEST_TOX_EXTRA_DEP=coverage-enable-subprocess
     coverage: COVERAGE_FILE={toxinidir}/.coverage
     coverage: COVERAGE_PROCESS_START={toxinidir}/.coveragerc
-passenv = USER USERNAME COVERAGE_PROCESS_START
+passenv = USER USERNAME
 deps =
     hypothesis>=3.56
     nose
@@ -142,13 +142,11 @@ commands =
 [testenv:doctesting]
 basepython = python
 skipsdist = True
-# ensure the given pyargs can't mean anything else
-changedir = doc/
 deps =
     PyYAML
     {env:_PYTEST_TOX_EXTRA_DEP:}
 commands =
-    {env:_PYTEST_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN:} pytest -ra en
+    {env:_PYTEST_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN:} pytest -ra doc/en
     {env:_PYTEST_TOX_COVERAGE_RUN:} pytest --doctest-modules --pyargs _pytest
 
 [testenv:regen]