diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c62fa3559cca..2bb4cf0b8435 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ commands =
     unit: bash run_tests.sh -u
     # start with test here but obviously someday all of it...
     mypy: mypy test lib
-whitelist_externals = bash
-passenv = 
+allowlist_externals = bash
+passenv =
     CI CONDA_EXE
     GALAXY_CONFIG_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_CONNECTION
 setenv =
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ commands = bash .ci/validate_test_tools.sh
 commands = bash .ci/check_controller.sh
 
 [testenv:check_indexes]
-commands = 
+commands =
     bash scripts/common_startup.sh
     bash create_db.sh
     bash check_model.sh