diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 65747d7..96ef233 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,23 @@ machine:
 
 dependencies:
   post:
+    - sudo apt-get update
     - >
       sudo apt-get install -y
       libgtk-3-0
       liblightdm-gobject-1-dev
       libexo-1-dev
       exo-utils
-      libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
       libdbus-glib-1-dev
       gnome-common
+    # use the repository from xenial to get libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev
+    - sudo add-apt-repository -y "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial main universe"
+    - sudo apt-get update
+    # ignore the error during the installation
+    - sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev || true
 
 test:
   override:
-    - cd ${CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME}; ./autogen.sh && make && sudo make install
+    - ./autogen.sh
+    - make
+    - sudo make install