diff --git a/.circleci/build.yml b/.circleci/build.yml
index d9634b64a..33a83c637 100644
--- a/.circleci/build.yml
+++ b/.circleci/build.yml
@@ -45,21 +45,14 @@ jobs:
       - codecov/upload:
           path: coverage.txt
   lint:
-    executor: go
+    docker:
+      - image: supinf/gometalinter:latest
+        environment:
+          CGO_ENABLED: 0
+    working_directory: /go/src/github.com/CircleCI-Public/circleci-cli
     steps:
-      - checkout
-      - restore_cache:
-          keys: [v1-gometalinter-]
-      - run:
-          name: Install
-          command: |
-            [[ -e /go/bin/gometalinter ]] && exit
-            go get -u github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter
-            gometalinter --install
-      - run: make lint
-      - save_cache:
-          key: v1-gometalinter-{{ checksum "/go/bin/gometalinter" }}
-          paths: [/go/bin/*]
+    - checkout
+    - run: gometalinter --deadline 60s --vendor ./...
 
   deploy:
     executor: go
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a350ac9c9..23c1a8526 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -34,25 +34,14 @@ jobs:
           &pr=$CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER"
   lint:
     docker:
-    - image: circleci/golang:1.10
+    - image: supinf/gometalinter:latest
+      environment:
+        CGO_ENABLED: 0
     working_directory: /go/src/github.com/CircleCI-Public/circleci-cli
     steps:
     - checkout
-    - restore_cache:
-        keys:
-        - v1-gometalinter-
     - run:
-        name: Install
-        command: |
-          [[ -e /go/bin/gometalinter ]] && exit
-          go get -u github.com/alecthomas/gometalinter
-          gometalinter --install
-    - run:
-        command: make lint
-    - save_cache:
-        key: v1-gometalinter-{{ checksum "/go/bin/gometalinter" }}
-        paths:
-        - /go/bin/*
+        command: gometalinter --deadline 60s --vendor ./...
   deploy:
     docker:
     - image: circleci/golang:1.10
diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 5333c7c86..a21cb40e8 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ func buildAndOrbQuery(ctx context.Context, logger *logger.Logger, configPath str
 
 	request := client.NewAuthorizedRequest(viper.GetString("token"), query)
 	request.Var("config", config)
-	client := client.NewClient(viper.GetString("endpoint"), logger)
+	graphQLclient := client.NewClient(viper.GetString("endpoint"), logger)
 
-	err = client.Run(ctx, request, response)
+	err = graphQLclient.Run(ctx, request, response)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Unable to validate config")
diff --git a/cmd/build.go b/cmd/build.go
index a4e9244fe..37331ea45 100644
--- a/cmd/build.go
+++ b/cmd/build.go
@@ -36,8 +36,14 @@ func newBuildCommand() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 var picardRepo = "circleci/picard"
-var circleCiDir = path.Join(settings.UserHomeDir(), ".circleci")
-var buildAgentSettingsPath = path.Join(circleCiDir, "build_agent_settings.json")
+
+func circleCiDir() string {
+	return path.Join(settings.UserHomeDir(), ".circleci")
+}
+
+func buildAgentSettingsPath() string {
+	return path.Join(circleCiDir(), "build_agent_settings.json")
+}
 
 type buildAgentSettings struct {
 	LatestSha256 string
@@ -54,7 +60,11 @@ func storeBuildAgentSha(sha256 string) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to serialize build agent settings")
 	}
 
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(buildAgentSettingsPath, settingsJSON, 0644)
+	if err = os.MkdirAll(circleCiDir(), 0700); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Could not create settings directory")
+	}
+
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(buildAgentSettingsPath(), settingsJSON, 0644)
 
 	return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to write build agent settings file")
 }
@@ -99,11 +109,11 @@ func findLatestPicardSha() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func loadCurrentBuildAgentSha() string {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(buildAgentSettingsPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(buildAgentSettingsPath()); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	settingsJSON, err := ioutil.ReadFile(buildAgentSettingsPath)
+	settingsJSON, err := ioutil.ReadFile(buildAgentSettingsPath())
 
 	if err != nil {
 		Logger.Error("Faild to load build agent settings JSON", err)
@@ -165,7 +175,7 @@ func runBuild(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	arguments := []string{"docker", "run", "--interactive", "--tty", "--rm",
 		"--volume", "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock",
 		"--volume", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", pwd, pwd),
-		"--volume", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/root/.circleci", circleCiDir),
+		"--volume", fmt.Sprintf("%s:/root/.circleci", circleCiDir()),
 		"--workdir", pwd,
 		image, "circleci", "build"}
 
diff --git a/cmd/build_test.go b/cmd/build_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..463f56658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/build_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/CircleCI-Public/circleci-cli/logger"
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("build", func() {
+
+	Describe("loading settings", func() {
+
+		var tempHome string
+
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+
+			Logger = logger.NewLogger(false)
+			var err error
+			tempHome, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "circleci-cli-test-")
+
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(os.Setenv("HOME", tempHome)).To(Succeed())
+
+		})
+
+		AfterEach(func() {
+			Expect(os.RemoveAll(tempHome)).To(Succeed())
+		})
+
+		It("can load settings", func() {
+
+			Expect(storeBuildAgentSha("deipnosophist")).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(loadCurrentBuildAgentSha()).To(Equal("deipnosophist"))
+			image, err := picardImage()
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(image).To(Equal("circleci/picard@deipnosophist"))
+		})
+
+	})
+})