diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index bb60152afb..1ce1d00cdc 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ jobs:
       - image: *node_lts_image
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - yarn_install
       - run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> ~/.npmrc
       - run:
           name: Publish based on tag conditions
           command: |
-              set +e
               # Reduce a semver tag name to a Metro's release branch naming convention, eg v0.1.2-alpha.3 -> 0.1.x 
               RELEASE_BRANCH=$(echo "$CIRCLE_TAG" | awk -F. '{print substr($1, 2) "." $2 ".x"}')
               echo "Release branch: $RELEASE_BRANCH"
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ jobs:
               fi
               TAG="latest"
               [ "$TAG_ON_RELEASE_BRANCH" -eq 1 ] && TAG=$RELEASE_BRANCH
-              set -e
               npm run publish --tag=$TAG --dry-run
       - run: rm ~/.npmrc