diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index afaa5f831d..3e8710ca9e 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ machine:
     GOPATH: "$HOME/.go_workspace"
     PROJECT_PARENT_PATH: "$GOPATH/src/github.com/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_USERNAME"
     REPO: "$PROJECT_PARENT_PATH/$CIRCLE_PROJECT_REPONAME"
+    PATH: "$GOPATH/bin:$PATH"
   hosts:
     circlehost: 127.0.0.1
     localhost: 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/cmd/commands/start.go b/cmd/commands/start.go
index 77537a0395..7db4bf14d4 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/start.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/start.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ func startBasecoinABCI(basecoinApp *app.Basecoin) error {
 		return errors.Errorf("Error creating listener: %v\n", err)
 	}
 	svr.SetLogger(logger.With("module", "abci-server"))
+	svr.Start()
 
 	// Wait forever
 	cmn.TrapSignal(func() {