diff --git a/openedx/tests/settings.py b/openedx/tests/settings.py
index ee145a53f4..85e1df4f71 100644
--- a/openedx/tests/settings.py
+++ b/openedx/tests/settings.py
@@ -5,8 +5,39 @@ Required in Django 1.9+ due to imports of models in stock Django apps.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
+import sys
 import tempfile
 
+from path import Path
+
+# TODO: Remove the rest of the sys.path modification here and in (cms|lms)/envs/common.py
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).abspath().dirname().dirname().dirname()  # /edx-platform/
+sys.path.append(REPO_ROOT / 'common' / 'djangoapps')
+sys.path.append(REPO_ROOT / 'lms' / 'djangoapps')
+
+ALL_LANGUAGES = []
+
+BLOCK_STRUCTURES_SETTINGS = dict(
+    COURSE_PUBLISH_TASK_DELAY=30,
+    TASK_DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY=30,
+    TASK_MAX_RETRIES=5,
+)
+
+COURSE_KEY_PATTERN = r'(?P<course_key_string>[^/+]+(/|\+)[^/+]+(/|\+)[^/?]+)'
+COURSE_ID_PATTERN = COURSE_KEY_PATTERN.replace('course_key_string', 'course_id')
+
+COURSE_MODE_DEFAULTS = {
+    'bulk_sku': None,
+    'currency': 'usd',
+    'description': None,
+    'expiration_datetime': None,
+    'min_price': 0,
+    'name': 'Audit',
+    'sku': None,
+    'slug': 'audit',
+    'suggested_prices': '',
+}
+
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
@@ -18,17 +49,39 @@ DATABASES = {
     }
 }
 
+FEATURES = {}
+
 INSTALLED_APPS = (
     'django.contrib.auth',
     'django.contrib.contenttypes',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
+    'djcelery',
     'openedx.core.djangoapps.video_config',
     'openedx.core.djangoapps.video_pipeline',
     'edxval',
+    'courseware',
+    'student',
+    'certificates.apps.CertificatesConfig',
+    'course_modes.apps.CourseModesConfig',
+    'lms.djangoapps.verify_student.apps.VerifyStudentConfig',
+    'openedx.core.djangoapps.dark_lang',
+    'openedx.core.djangoapps.content.course_overviews.apps.CourseOverviewsConfig',
+    'openedx.core.djangoapps.content.block_structure.apps.BlockStructureConfig',
+    'openedx.core.djangoapps.catalog',
+    'openedx.core.djangoapps.self_paced',
+    'milestones',
+    'celery_utils',
 )
 
+LMS_ROOT_URL = 'http://localhost:8000'
+
 MEDIA_ROOT = tempfile.mkdtemp()
 
+MICROSITE_BACKEND = 'microsite_configuration.backends.filebased.FilebasedMicrositeBackend'
+MICROSITE_TEMPLATE_BACKEND = 'microsite_configuration.backends.filebased.FilebasedMicrositeTemplateBackend'
+
 SECRET_KEY = 'insecure-secret-key'
 
+TRACK_MAX_EVENT = 50000
+
 USE_TZ = True
diff --git a/scripts/generic-ci-tests.sh b/scripts/generic-ci-tests.sh
index 9ab94ec104..fcc99748ad 100755
--- a/scripts/generic-ci-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/generic-ci-tests.sh
@@ -70,18 +70,15 @@ END
 }
 
 if [[ $DJANGO_VERSION == '1.11' ]]; then
-    PAVER_ARGS="-v --django_version=1.11"
     TOX="tox -e py27-django111 --"
 elif [[ $DJANGO_VERSION == '1.10' ]]; then
-    PAVER_ARGS="-v --django_version=1.10"
     TOX="tox -e py27-django110 --"
 elif [[ $DJANGO_VERSION == '1.9' ]]; then
-    PAVER_ARGS="-v --django_version=1.9"
     TOX="tox -e py27-django19 --"
 else
-    PAVER_ARGS="-v"
     TOX=""
 fi
+PAVER_ARGS="-v"
 PARALLEL="--processes=-1"
 export SUBSET_JOB=$JOB_NAME
 
@@ -135,13 +132,13 @@ case "$TEST_SUITE" in
     "lms-unit")
         case "$SHARD" in
             "all")
-                paver test_system -s lms --disable_capture $PAVER_ARGS $PARALLEL 2> lms-tests.log
+                $TOX paver test_system -s lms --disable_capture $PAVER_ARGS $PARALLEL 2> lms-tests.log
                 ;;
             [1-3])
-                paver test_system -s lms --disable_capture --eval-attr="shard==$SHARD" $PAVER_ARGS $PARALLEL 2> lms-tests.$SHARD.log
+                $TOX paver test_system -s lms --disable_capture --eval-attr="shard==$SHARD" $PAVER_ARGS $PARALLEL 2> lms-tests.$SHARD.log
                 ;;
             4|"noshard")
-                paver test_system -s lms --disable_capture --eval-attr='not shard' $PAVER_ARGS $PARALLEL 2> lms-tests.4.log
+                $TOX paver test_system -s lms --disable_capture --eval-attr='not shard' $PAVER_ARGS $PARALLEL 2> lms-tests.4.log
                 ;;
             *)
                 # If no shard is specified, rather than running all tests, create an empty xunit file. This is a
@@ -155,11 +152,11 @@ case "$TEST_SUITE" in
         ;;
 
     "cms-unit")
-        paver test_system -s cms --disable_capture $PAVER_ARGS 2> cms-tests.log
+        $TOX paver test_system -s cms --disable_capture $PAVER_ARGS 2> cms-tests.log
         ;;
 
     "commonlib-unit")
-        paver test_lib --disable_capture $PAVER_ARGS 2> common-tests.log
+        $TOX paver test_lib --disable_capture $PAVER_ARGS 2> common-tests.log
         ;;
 
     "js-unit")
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index f7a02ded3d..c813b6730f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ toxworkdir={homedir}/edxapp_toxenv
 # and look in site-packages.
 usedevelop=True
 setenv =
-    PYTHONHASHSEED = 0
+    # Instruct paver not to install the packages tox just installed
+    NO_PREREQ_INSTALL=True
+    PYTHONHASHSEED=0
     TOXENV={envname}
 passenv =
     BOK_CHOY_CMS_PORT