diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3fe6643b7..d2b284e25 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           key: v1-specs-repo-{{ .Branch }}-{{ .Revision }}
           paths:
             - ~/specs-repo
-  install_test:
+  install_env:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/python:3.6
     working_directory: ~/specs-repo
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           reqs_checksum: '{{ checksum "test_libs/pyspec/requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "test_libs/pyspec/requirements-testing.txt" }}'
       - run:
           name: Install pyspec requirements
-          command: make install_test
+          command: make install_test && make install_lint
       - save_cached_venv:
           venv_name: v1-pyspec
           reqs_checksum: '{{ checksum "test_libs/pyspec/requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "test_libs/pyspec/requirements-testing.txt" }}'
@@ -96,18 +96,18 @@ jobs:
           reqs_checksum: '{{ checksum "test_libs/pyspec/requirements.txt" }}-{{ checksum "test_libs/pyspec/requirements-testing.txt" }}'
       - run:
           name: Run linter
-          command: make install_lint && make lint
+          command: make lint
 workflows:
   version: 2.1
   test_spec:
     jobs:
       - checkout_specs
-      - lint:
-          requires:
-            - checkout_specs
-      - install_test:
+      - install_env:
           requires:
             - checkout_specs
       - test:
           requires:
-            - install_test
+            - install_env
+      - lint:
+          requires:
+            - test