diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index cf1e2865..fc1e30fb 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ jobs:
             fi
 
             echo "Running pytest with args: ${args[@]}"
-            pytest --cov=arango --cov-report=xml "${args[@]}"
+            py.test --cov=arango --cov-report=xml "${args[@]}"
 
       # - coveralls/upload