diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ef753981e2..8e2e2ea7ef 100755
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Build and install Leo
           no_output_timeout: 30m
-          command: cargo install --path . --locked
+          command: cargo install --path . --root . --locked
       - persist_to_workspace:
           root: ~/
           paths:
diff --git a/.circleci/leo-example.sh b/.circleci/leo-example.sh
index 2e794f8121..8fbce490c0 100755
--- a/.circleci/leo-example.sh
+++ b/.circleci/leo-example.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# Alias the leo command to use the local binary.
+# Note: Use a full path for $LEO when running locally.
+leo() {
+  $LEO "$@"
+}
+
 (
   # Create a new Leo lottery example program.
   $LEO example lottery || exit