diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 38c965ba..462a9ac8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -4,29 +4,14 @@ version: 2.1
 
 references:
   # the key used to pull FRONTEND npm dependencies from the cache
-  cache-key: &cache-key 'dishzero-{{checksum "package-lock.json"}}'
-  app-cache-key: &app-cache-key 'dishzero-app-{{checksum "app/package-lock.json"}}'
-  server-cache-key: &server-cache-key 'dishzero-server-{{checksum "backend/package-lock.json"}}'
+  cache-key: &cache-key 'dishzero-npm-{{checksum "package-lock.json"}}-{{checksum "app/package-lock.json"}}'
 
 commands:
-  restore-app:
-    steps:
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: *app-cache-key
-
-#  restore-server:
-#    steps:
-#      - restore_cache:
-#          key: *server-cache-key
-
   restore-all:
     steps:
       - restore_cache:
           key: *cache-key
-      - restore_cache:
-          key: *app-cache-key
-#      - restore_cache:
-#          key: *server-cache-key
+
 
 executors:
   ci-node:
@@ -47,31 +32,20 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "Install base dependencies"
           command: npm install --include dev
-      - save_cache:
-          paths:
-            - node_modules
-          key: *cache-key
       - run:
           name: "Install frontend dependencies"
           command: cd app && npm install --include dev
       - save_cache:
-          paths:
-            - app/node_modules
-          key: *app-cache-key
-#      - run:
-#          name: "Install server dependencies"
-#          command: cd backend && npm install --include dev
-#      - save_cache:
-#          paths:
-#            - backend/node_modules
-#          key: *server-cache-key
+          paths: ["node_modules", "app/node_modules"]
+          key: *cache-key
+
 
   # run eslint on frontend
   lint-app:
     executor: ci-node
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - restore-app
+      - restore-all
       - run:
           name: "Lint /app"
           command: cd app && npm run lint-ci