diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9d3b27676c9..64b6bdc4a14 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     docker:
       # specify the version
-      - image: circleci/golang:1.9
+      - image: circleci/golang:1.13.4
 
       # Specify service dependencies here if necessary
       # CircleCI maintains a library of pre-built images
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     working_directory: /go/src/github.com/DevDavido/dgraph
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - run: go build ./dgraph/...
 
       # specify any bash command here prefixed with `run: `
       - run: go get -v -t -d ./...