diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 744e82d674f..f03651e864f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ aliases:
 defaults: &defaults
   working_directory: ~/ipfs/go-ipfs
   environment:
+    GIT_PAGER: cat
     GO111MODULE: "on"
     TEST_NO_DOCKER: 1
     TEST_NO_FUSE: 1
@@ -149,7 +150,11 @@ jobs:
       - *make_out_dirs
       - attach_workspace:
           at: /tmp/circleci-workspace
-      - run: git clone https://github.com/ipfs/interop.git
+      - run:
+          name: Cloning
+          command: |
+            git clone https://github.com/ipfs/interop.git
+            git -C interop log -1
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
             - v1-interop-{{ checksum "~/ipfs/go-ipfs/interop/package-lock.json" }}
@@ -178,7 +183,9 @@ jobs:
           at: /tmp/circleci-workspace
       - run:
           name: Cloning
-          command: git clone https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api.git
+          command: |
+            git clone https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-api.git
+            git -C go-ipfs-api log -1
       - run:
           name: Starting the daemon
           command: /tmp/circleci-workspace/bin/ipfs daemon --init --enable-namesys-pubsub
@@ -215,7 +222,9 @@ jobs:
           at: /tmp/circleci-workspace
       - run:
           name: Cloning
-          command: git clone https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-http-client.git
+          command: |
+            git clone https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-http-client.git
+            git -C go-ipfs-http-client log -1
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
             - v1-http-client-{{ checksum "~/ipfs/go-ipfs/go-ipfs-http-client/go.sum" }}