diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index aaedf043..45770805 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ jobs:
           username: $REGISTRY_USERNAME
           password: $REGISTRY_PASSWORD
         environment:
+          KEEP_EXISTING_VENV: true
           PGHOST: localhost
           PGUSER: root
           PGDATABASE: circle_test