diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 199ce432c..02f3ad639 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run:
           name: install yarn packages
-          command: cd ui && make
+          command: cd ui && make deps
 
       - save_cache:
           key: *YARN_CACHE_KEY
diff --git a/ui/GNUmakefile b/ui/GNUmakefile
index 91158150f..290bda9ae 100644
--- a/ui/GNUmakefile
+++ b/ui/GNUmakefile
@@ -15,11 +15,17 @@ dist-docker: dist
 clean:
 	rm -rf ./dist
 
-# Build a distribution of the UI using the minimal amount of dependencies
+# Build a distribution of the UI
 dist: clean
 	cd packages/consul-ui && \
 		$(MAKE)
 
+# Install deps for the UI only
+deps: clean
+	cd packages/consul-ui && \
+		$(MAKE) deps
+
+
 # Build a distribution of the UI for Vercel previews.
 # The distribution must be copied into the ui/ subfolder
 # in order to mirror the go binary