diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b694fd24d80..6ded9961fe3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ aliases:
           NOKOGIRI_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES: 1
           EAGER_LOAD: 1
           <<: *cc_test_reporter_id
+        user: frontend
       - image: registry.opensuse.org/obs/server/unstable/container/sle12/sp3/images/openbuildservice/mariadb:latest
         command: |
           /bin/bash -c 'echo -e "[mysqld]\ndatadir = /dev/shm" > /etc/my.cnf.d/obs.cnf && cp -a /var/lib/mysql/* /dev/shm && /usr/lib/mysql/mysql-systemd-helper start'
@@ -18,23 +19,24 @@ aliases:
         environment:
           NOKOGIRI_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES: 1
           <<: *cc_test_reporter_id
+        user: frontend
       - image: registry.opensuse.org/obs/server/unstable/container/sle12/sp3/images/openbuildservice/mariadb:latest
         command: |
           /bin/bash -c 'echo -e "[mysqld]\ndatadir = /dev/shm" > /etc/my.cnf.d/obs.cnf && cp -a /var/lib/mysql/* /dev/shm && /usr/lib/mysql/mysql-systemd-helper start'
         name: db
   - &restore_bundle_cache
     keys:
-    - v2-dependencies-{{ checksum "./src/api/Gemfile.lock" }}
+    - v3-dependencies-{{ checksum "./src/api/Gemfile.lock" }}
     # fallback to using the latest cache if no exact match is found
-    - v2-dependencies-
+    - v3-dependencies-
   - &save_bundle_cache
     paths:
-      - ./src/api/vendor/bundle
+      - /usr/lib64/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/
     key: v2-dependencies-{{ checksum "./src/api/Gemfile.lock" }}
   - &install_dependencies
     name: install dependencies
     command: |
-      cd ./src/api && bundle install --jobs=4 --retry=3 --path vendor/bundle
+      cd ./src/api && bundle install --jobs=4 --retry=3
   - &wait_for_database
     name: Wait for DB
     command: mysqladmin ping -h db
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: registry.opensuse.org/obs/server/unstable/container/sle12/sp3/images/openbuildservice/frontend-base:latest
         environment:
           <<: *cc_test_reporter_id
+        user: frontend
     steps:
       - attach_workspace:
           at: /tmp