diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e17fa06a..759c5cc0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PACKAGES=$(shell go list ./...)
 
-all: test
+all: get_deps test
 
 test:
 	@echo "--> Running go test --race"
diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 99af678c..0308a4e7 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ checkout:
     - rm -rf $REPO
     - mkdir -p $HOME/.go_workspace/src/github.com/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME
     - mv $HOME/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME $REPO
-    # - git submodule sync
-    # - git submodule update --init # use submodules
 
 dependencies:
   override:
-    - "cd $REPO"
+    - "cd $REPO && make get_deps"
 
 test:
   override: