diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 781a95c..91cccae 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 #
 version: 2
 jobs:
+  build:
+    machine: true
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: cd website && npm run build
+
   test-python:
     working_directory: ~.
     docker:
diff --git a/website/static/.circleci/config.yml b/website/static/.circleci/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e9b446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/static/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+version: 2
+jobs:
+  build:
+    machine: true
+    branches:
+      ignore: gh-pages
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "Skipping tests on gh-pages branch"