diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2488bbb3..b799a28d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -53,11 +53,25 @@ jobs:
   deploy_integration:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/node:12
+    environment:
+      SITE_URL: https://beta.spokestack.io/
     working_directory: ~/spokestack-website
     steps:
       - checkout
       - *restore_npm_cache
+      - run: npm install --no-save
+      - *save_npm_cache
+
+      - run:
+          name: Run tests
+          command: npm test
+
+      # build the site with beta.spokestack.io
       - *restore_gatsby_cache
+      - run:
+          name: Run build
+          command: npm run build
+      - *save_gatsby_cache
 
       # upload to S3
       - run:
@@ -65,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           command: sudo apt-get -y -qq install awscli
       - run:
           name: Build and push static site
-          command: SITE_URL="https://beta.spokestack.io/" npm run deploy
+          command: npm run deploy
       - run:
           name: Enable cloudfront cli
           command: aws configure set preview.cloudfront true
@@ -103,6 +117,8 @@ workflows:
     jobs:
       - build:
           filters:
+            branches:
+              ignore: develop
             tags:
               only:
                 - /\d+\.\d+\.\d+/
@@ -110,8 +126,6 @@ workflows:
           filters:
             branches:
               only: develop
-          requires:
-            - build
       - deploy_production:
           filters:
             branches: