diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e5aee1351b..3ade07c008 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -29,13 +29,9 @@ jobs:
           # fallback to using the latest cache if no exact match is found
           - v1-dependencies-
       - run: cd ./client
-      - run: npm install
+      - run: echo "working in ${cwd}" && npm install && npm run build
 
       - save_cache:
           paths:
             - client/node_modules
           key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "client/package.json" }}
-
-      # run tests!
-      - run: npm test
-      - run: npm run build
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