diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a3f11d82..544b4c6d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ steps-ci: &steps-ci
           *) yarn install --frozen-lockfile ;;
         esac
     - *step-restore-electron-cache
-    - run: test/ci/_before_script.js
+    - run:
+        name: Download Electron binaries
+        command: |
+          node test/ci/_before_script.js
     - *step-save-electron-cache
     - run: yarn run lint
     - run: yarn run tsd
diff --git a/test/_setup.js b/test/_setup.js
index a5fc0b69..90f804dd 100644
--- a/test/_setup.js
+++ b/test/_setup.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ async function downloadAll (version) {
 async function downloadElectronChecksum (version) {
   return downloadArtifact({
     isGeneric: true,
+    cacheRoot: path.join(os.homedir(), '.electron'),
     version,
     artifactName: 'SHASUMS256.txt'
   })