diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3eb7bd7c..27ea6832 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ exes $(EXES) tests lint: $(BUILD_UPTODATE)
 	$(SUDO) docker run $(RM) $(RUN_FLAGS) \
 	    -v $(shell pwd):/go/src/github.com/weaveworks/weave \
 		-v $(shell pwd)/.pkg:/go/pkg \
-		-e GOARCH=$(ARCH) -e CGO_ENABLED=1 -e GOOS=linux -e CIRCLECI -e CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM -e CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL -e CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX -e COVERDIR -e SLOW \
+		-e GOARCH=$(ARCH) -e CGO_ENABLED=1 -e GOOS=linux -e CIRCLECI -e CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM -e CIRCLE_NODE_TOTAL -e CIRCLE_NODE_INDEX -e COVERDIR -e SLOW -e DEBUG \
 		$(BUILD_IMAGE) COVERAGE=$(COVERAGE) WEAVE_VERSION=$(WEAVE_VERSION) CC=$(CC) QEMUARCH=$(QEMUARCH) CGO_LDFLAGS=$(CGO_LDFLAGS) $@
 
 else
diff --git a/bin/circle-test-unit b/bin/circle-test-unit
index b9c98eb4..b9ac9a5d 100755
--- a/bin/circle-test-unit
+++ b/bin/circle-test-unit
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ source "$STATE"
 
 if [ -n "$TEST_AND_PUBLISH" ] ; then
     cd $SRCDIR
-    make lint
+    make DEBUG=1 lint
     COVERDIR=test/coverage make RM= tests
 fi