diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index be54a16..86e1b33 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       docker_layer_caching: true
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - run: make lint
       - run: make test 
   build:
     executor: docker-publisher
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e2f7a87..036f3c2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ run: build
 test: 
 	docker run -ti -e GO111MODULE=on -v $$PWD:/go/src/github.com/contentful-labs/coredns-nodecache \
 	-w /go/src/github.com/contentful-labs/coredns-nodecache/ golang:1.13-stretch go test -v -mod=vendor ./...
+
+lint:
+	docker run -ti -e GO111MODULE=on -v $$PWD:/go/src/github.com/contentful-labs/coredns-nodecache \
+	-w /go/src/github.com/contentful-labs/coredns-nodecache/ golangci/golangci-lint:v1.23.7 golangci-lint run