diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 087d81e..318618b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -10,49 +10,50 @@ aliases:
     name: setup_miniconda
     command: |
       mkdir -p workspace
-      git clone -b validateNightly git@github.com:CDAT/cdat workspace/cdat
+      git clone -b validateNightly --depth 1 git@github.com:CDAT/cdat workspace/cdat
       python workspace/cdat/scripts/install_miniconda.py -w $WORKDIR -p 'py3'
       
   - &create_conda_env
     name: create_conda_env
+    environment:
+       PKGS: "genutil nose flake8 'numpy=1.14' cdat_info testsrunner"
+       CHANNELS: "-c cdat/label/nightly -c conda-forge -c cdat"
     command: |
        export PATH=$WORKDIR/miniconda/bin:$PATH
        conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
        conda update -y -q conda
        conda config --set anaconda_upload no
-       conda create -n py3 -c cdat/label/nightly -c conda-forge -c cdat genutil nose flake8 "numpy=1.14" "python>3" cdat_info testsrunner
-       conda create -n py2 -c cdat/label/nightly -c conda-forge -c cdat genutil nose flake8 "numpy=1.14" "python<3" cdat_info testsrunner
+       if [[ $PY_VER = "py2" ]]; then
+          conda create -n $PY_VER $CHANNELS $PKGS "python<3"
+       else
+          conda create -n $PY_VER $CHANNELS $PKGS "python>3" coverage coveralls
+       fi 
 
   - &setup_cdutil
     name: setup_cdutil
     command: |
        export PATH=$WORKDIR/miniconda/bin:$PATH
-       export UVCDAT_ANONYMOUS_LOG=False
-       source activate py3
+       export CDAT_ANONYMOUS_LOG=False
+       source activate $PY_VER
        python setup.py install
-       source activate py2
        rm -rf build
-       python setup.py install
 
   - &run_cdutil_tests
     name: run_cdutil_tests
     command: |
        export PATH=$WORKDIR/miniconda/bin:$PATH
-       export UVCDAT_ANONYMOUS_LOG=False
+       export CDAT_ANONYMOUS_LOG=False
        set -e
-       source activate py2
-       python run_tests.py -v2 -H 
+       source activate $PY_VER
+       python run_tests.py -v2 -H $COVERAGE 
        RESULT=$?
-       echo "*** py2 test result: "${RESULT}
-       source activate py3
-       python run_tests.py -v2 -H
-       PY3_RESULT=$?
-       echo "*** py3 test result: "${PY3_RESULT}
-       RESULT=$(( $RESULT + $PY3_RESULT))
+       echo "*** $PY_VER test result: "${RESULT}
        exit $RESULT
 
   - &conda_upload
     name: conda_upload
+    environment:
+       CHANNELS: "-c cdat/label/nightly -c conda-forge -c cdat"
     command: |
        if [[ $CIRCLE_BRANCH != 'master' ]]; then
           exit 0
@@ -68,17 +69,65 @@ aliases:
        export VERSION=8.0
        export LABEL=nightly
        python ./prep_for_build.py -l $VERSION
-       conda build $PKG_NAME -c cdat/label/nightly -c conda-forge -c cdat 
-       conda build $PKG_NAME -c cdat/label/nightly -c conda-forge -c cdat --python=3.6
+       if [[ $PY_VER = 'py2' ]]; then
+          conda build $PKG_NAME $CHANNELS
+       else
+          conda build $PKG_NAME $CHANNELS --python=3.6
+       fi
        anaconda -t $CONDA_UPLOAD_TOKEN upload -u $USER -l $LABEL $CONDA_BLD_PATH/$OS/$PKG_NAME-$VERSION.`date +%Y*`0.tar.bz2 --force
 
+  - &run_coveralls
+    name: run_coveralls
+    command: |
+       export PATH=$WORKDIR/miniconda/bin:$PATH
+       source activate $PY_VER
+       coveralls
+       source deactivate
+
 jobs:
-  macos_cdutil:
+  macos_cdutil_py2:
+    macos:
+      xcode: "9.2.0"
+    environment:
+      WORKDIR: "workspace/test_macos_cdutil_py2"
+      OS: "osx-64"
+      PY_VER: "py2"
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: *setup_miniconda
+      - run: *create_conda_env
+      - run: *setup_cdutil
+      - run: *run_cdutil_tests
+      - run: *conda_upload
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: tests_html
+          destination: tests_html
+
+  macos_cdutil_py3:
     macos:
       xcode: "9.2.0"
     environment:
-      WORKDIR: "workspace/test_macos_cdutil"
+      WORKDIR: "workspace/test_macos_cdutil_py3"
       OS: "osx-64"
+      PY_VER: "py3"
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: *setup_miniconda
+      - run: *create_conda_env
+      - run: *setup_cdutil
+      - run: *run_cdutil_tests
+      - run: *conda_upload
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: tests_html
+          destination: tests_html
+
+  linux_cdutil_py2:
+    machine:
+      image: circleci/classic:latest
+    environment:
+      WORKDIR: "workspace/test_linux_cdutil_py2"
+      OS: "linux-64"
+      PY_VER: "py2"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run: *setup_miniconda
@@ -90,18 +139,21 @@ jobs:
           path: tests_html
           destination: tests_html
 
-  linux_cdutil:
+  linux_cdutil_py3:
     machine:
       image: circleci/classic:latest
     environment:
-      WORKDIR: "workspace/test_linux_cdutil"
+      WORKDIR: "workspace/test_linux_cdutil_py3"
       OS: "linux-64"
+      PY_VER: "py3"
+      COVERAGE: "-c tests/coverage.json"
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run: *setup_miniconda
       - run: *create_conda_env
       - run: *setup_cdutil
       - run: *run_cdutil_tests
+      - run: *run_coveralls
       - run: *conda_upload
       - store_artifacts:
           path: tests_html
@@ -111,7 +163,16 @@ workflows:
   version: 2
   cdutil:
     jobs:
-      - macos_cdutil
-      - linux_cdutil
+      - macos_cdutil_py2
+      - macos_cdutil_py3:
+           requires:
+              - macos_cdutil_py2
+      - linux_cdutil_py2
+      - linux_cdutil_py3:
+           requires:
+              - linux_cdutil_py2
+
+
+
 
        
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diff --git a/tests/coverage.json b/tests/coverage.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06748f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/coverage.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+   "include": ["cdutil"]
+}