diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c1e897b..1558e0a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -29,15 +29,21 @@ jobs:
       - run: sudo chown -R circleci:circleci /usr/local/bin
       - run: sudo chown -R circleci:circleci /usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages
       - restore_cache:
-      # Read about caching dependencies: https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/caching/
-          key: deps-{{ .Branch }}-{{ checksum "Pipfile.lock" }}
+          key: deps-{{ .Branch }}-{{ checksum "requirements/dev.txt" }}
       - run:
           command: |
-            export FLASK_APP=autoapp.py
-            export FLASK_DEBUG: 1
             pip install -r requirements/dev.txt --user
             flask db upgrade
+            sleep 1
             flask test
+          environment:
+            CONDUIT_SECRET: 'something-really-secret'
+            FLASK_APP: /home/circleci/repo/autoapp.py
+            FLASK_DEBUG: 1
+      - save_cache: 
+          key: deps-{{ .Branch }}-{{ checksum "requirements/dev.txt" }}
+          paths:
+            - "venv"
   back-deploy-heroku:
     docker:
       - image: buildpack-deps:trusty