diff --git a/.circleci/run_test.sh b/.circleci/run_test.sh
index cba1dc47b1..ffac604bbb 100755
--- a/.circleci/run_test.sh
+++ b/.circleci/run_test.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ fi
 cd $BOOST_DIR
 
 ./b2 -j$TEST_NPARALLEL toolset=gcc cxxflags="--coverage" linkflags="--coverage" libs/geometry/$TEST_DIR
+./b2 -j$TEST_NPARALLEL toolset=gcc cxxflags="--std=c++17" libs/geometry/$TEST_DIR
 
 EXIT_STATUS=$?