diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 268986732aab..7eb1880e2212 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ jobs:
             - mix.exs
             - mix.lock
             - appspec.yml
+
   check_formatted:
     docker:
       # Ensure .tool-versions matches
@@ -310,6 +311,14 @@ jobs:
           name: Wait for DB
           command: dockerize -wait tcp://localhost:5432 -timeout 1m
 
+      - run:
+          name: Install 'solc'
+          command: |
+            echo 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ethereum/ethereum/ubuntu trusty main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list > /dev/null
+            sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 923F6CA9
+            sudo apt-get update
+            sudo apt-get install solc
+
       - run: mix coveralls.circle --umbrella
 
       - store_test_results: