diff --git a/ext/opentelemetry-ext-docker-tests/tests/mysql/test_mysql_functional.py b/ext/opentelemetry-ext-docker-tests/tests/mysql/test_mysql_functional.py
index 305bea00bf1..84dbd114189 100644
--- a/ext/opentelemetry-ext-docker-tests/tests/mysql/test_mysql_functional.py
+++ b/ext/opentelemetry-ext-docker-tests/tests/mysql/test_mysql_functional.py
@@ -92,11 +92,13 @@ def test_execute(self):
     def test_executemany(self):
         """Should create a child span for executemany
         """
-        with self._tracer.start_as_current_span("rootSpan"):
-            data = ["1", "2", "3"]
+        with self._tracer.start_as_current_span("rootSpan"), self.assertRaises(
+            Exception
+        ):
+            data = [("1"), ("2"), ("3")]
             stmt = "INSERT INTO test (id) VALUES (%s)"
             self._cursor.executemany(stmt, data)
-        self.validate_spans()
+            self.validate_spans()
 
     def test_callproc(self):
         """Should create a child span for callproc
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9d1d1a26cc7..37c21dbd00e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ envlist =
 
 [travis]
 python =
-  3.8: py38, lint, docs, docker-tests
+  3.7: py37, lint, docs, docker-tests
 
 [testenv]
 deps =