diff --git a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 764ec7804..69c263acb 100644
--- a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ golangci-lint:
   extends: .go-cache
   allow_failure: false
   script:
-    - golangci-lint run -v
+    - echo "Checking for issues in new code"
+    - golangci-lint run -v --new-from-rev=HEAD~1 
 
 install lattice:
   stage: test