diff --git a/setup-test-env-zmq-direct-static.sh b/setup-test-env-zmq-direct-dynamic.sh
similarity index 95%
rename from setup-test-env-zmq-direct-static.sh
rename to setup-test-env-zmq-direct-dynamic.sh
index 32dd229b0..ba7ccd17b 100755
--- a/setup-test-env-zmq-direct-static.sh
+++ b/setup-test-env-zmq-direct-dynamic.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export ZMQ_REDIS_PORT=65123
 export ZMQ_IPC_DIR=${DATADIR}
 export ZMQ_USE_PUB_SUB=false
 export ZMQ_USE_ROUTER_PROXY=false
-export ZMQ_USE_DYNAMIC_CONNECTIONS=false
+export ZMQ_USE_DYNAMIC_CONNECTIONS=true
 export ZMQ_USE_ACKS=false
 export TRANSPORT_URL="zmq+${ZMQ_MATCHMAKER}://127.0.0.1:${ZMQ_REDIS_PORT}"
 
diff --git a/setup-test-env-zmq.sh b/setup-test-env-zmq.sh
index 8fd7e11cf..eae47339d 100755
--- a/setup-test-env-zmq.sh
+++ b/setup-test-env-zmq.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export ZMQ_IPC_DIR=${DATADIR}
 export ZMQ_USE_PUB_SUB=false
 export ZMQ_USE_ROUTER_PROXY=false
 export ZMQ_USE_ACKS=false
-export ZMQ_USE_DYNAMIC_CONNECTIONS=true
+export ZMQ_USE_DYNAMIC_CONNECTIONS=false
 export TRANSPORT_URL="zmq+${ZMQ_MATCHMAKER}://127.0.0.1:${ZMQ_REDIS_PORT}"
 
 cat > ${DATADIR}/zmq.conf <<EOF
@@ -27,6 +27,4 @@ EOF
 
 redis-server --port $ZMQ_REDIS_PORT &
 
-oslo-messaging-zmq-proxy --debug --url ${TRANSPORT_URL} --config-file ${DATADIR}/zmq.conf > ${DATADIR}/zmq-proxy.log 2>&1 &
-
 $*
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 838865fb0..beab5fa6a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ commands = {toxinidir}/setup-test-env-zmq.sh python setup.py testr --slowest --t
 [testenv:py35-func-zmq]
 commands = {toxinidir}/setup-test-env-zmq.sh python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args='{posargs:oslo_messaging.tests.functional}'
 
-[testenv:py27-func-zmq-direct]
-commands = {toxinidir}/setup-test-env-zmq-direct-static.sh python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args='{posargs:oslo_messaging.tests.functional}'
+[testenv:py27-func-zmq-dyn]
+commands = {toxinidir}/setup-test-env-zmq-direct-dynamic.sh python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args='{posargs:oslo_messaging.tests.functional}'
 
 [testenv:py27-func-zmq-proxy]
 commands = {toxinidir}/setup-test-env-zmq-proxy.sh python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args='{posargs:oslo_messaging.tests.functional}'