diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index b666148..bdd3540 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -3,14 +3,25 @@ name: tests
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
+  tox27:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: registry.access.redhat.com/rhel7:latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          yum -y install krb5-devel python2-devel python2-pip
+          pip install tox
+      - name: Test with tox
+        run: |
+          tox -e py27 -- errata_tool/tests
   tox:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 5
       matrix:
         include:
-          - python-version: 2.7
-            os: ubuntu-20.04
           - python-version: 3.6
             os: ubuntu-20.04
           - python-version: 3.9