diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 1ceb8992e5..90e31701b1 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test:
     - gvm use stable && go version
 
   # FMT
-    - gvm use stable && test -z "$(gofmt -s -l . | grep -v Godeps/_workspace/src/ | tee /dev/stderr)":
+    - gvm use stable && test -z "$(gofmt -s -l . | grep -v .pb. | grep -v Godeps/_workspace/src/ | tee /dev/stderr)":
         pwd: $BASE_STABLE
 
   # VET
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ test:
         pwd: $BASE_STABLE
 
   # LINT
-    - gvm use stable && test -z "$(golint ./... | grep -v Godeps/_workspace/src/ | tee /dev/stderr)":
+    - gvm use stable && test -z "$(golint ./... | grep -v .pb. | grep -v Godeps/_workspace/src/ | tee /dev/stderr)":
         pwd: $BASE_STABLE
 
   override: