diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 399e18ada8..6149b19f86 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ jobs:
             python -m venv /tmp/venv/openfisca_core
             echo "source /tmp/venv/openfisca_core/bin/activate" >> $BASH_ENV
 
-      - run:
-          name: Checkout dependencies
-          command: make test.doc.checkout branch=$CIRCLE_BRANCH
-
       - run:
           name: Install dependencies
           command: |
@@ -52,6 +48,17 @@ jobs:
             COUNTRY_TEMPLATE_PATH=`python -c "import openfisca_country_template; print(openfisca_country_template.CountryTaxBenefitSystem().get_package_metadata()['location'])"`
             openfisca test $COUNTRY_TEMPLATE_PATH/openfisca_country_template/tests/
 
+  test_docs:
+    docker:
+      - image: python:3.7
+
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+
+      - run:
+          name: Checkout docs
+          command: make test.doc.checkout branch=$CIRCLE_BRANCH
+
   check_version:
     docker:
       - image: python:3.7
@@ -127,6 +134,7 @@ workflows:
   build_and_deploy:
     jobs:
       - run_tests
+      - test_docs
       - check_version
       - submit_coverage:
           requires:
@@ -134,6 +142,7 @@ workflows:
       - deploy:
           requires:
             - run_tests
+            - test_docs
             - check_version
           filters:
             branches: