diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8f2710bfe..7cf5a687a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           name: save docker images
           command: |
             HEROKUISH_VERSION=$(grep HEROKUISH_VERSION deb.mk | head -n1 | cut -d' ' -f3)
+            docker pull gliderlabs/herokuish:$HEROKUISH_VERSION
             docker save -o build/herokuish.tar gliderlabs/herokuish:$HEROKUISH_VERSION
             docker pull node:4
             docker save -o build/node.tar node:4