diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b27f697..54e71b6 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: testing connection between database and backend
           command: |
+            python3 -m venv venv
+            . venv/bin/activate
+            pip install -r requirements/dev.txt
             flask db init
             flask db migrate
             flask db upgrade