diff --git a/scripts/circleci.bash b/scripts/circleci.bash
index f1faa521e3d..8d8541c28ee 100755
--- a/scripts/circleci.bash
+++ b/scripts/circleci.bash
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ if [ ! -d $APP_PATH ]; then
     git submodule add ${CIRCLE_REPOSITORY_URL} $APP_PATH
 fi
 
+cd $APP_PATH	
+
+echo checking out our commit $CIRCLE_BRANCH	
+git fetch --prune	
+git checkout -B $CIRCLE_BRANCH	
+git reset --hard $CIRCLE_SHA1	
+
 cd $KAZOO_ROOT
 
 echo "make a pristine environment for the kazoo dir"