diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 700f39f1f37b..fc5c8ddadd84 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1239,6 +1239,7 @@ circuits-x86_64-test: &circuits-x86_64-test
   requires:
     - circuits-x86_64-linux-clang-assert
   <<: *defaults
+
 workflows:
   system:
     when:
diff --git a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/bb/get_bytecode.hpp b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/bb/get_bytecode.hpp
index 755dca2a1181..2b59e9b4f5ee 100644
--- a/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/bb/get_bytecode.hpp
+++ b/circuits/cpp/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/bb/get_bytecode.hpp
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@
  */
 inline std::vector<uint8_t> get_bytecode(const std::string& bytecodePath)
 {
-// base64 on mac is different from linux
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-    std::string command = "base64 -D -i " + bytecodePath + " | gunzip";
-#else
-    std::string command = "base64 -d " + bytecodePath + " | gunzip";
-#endif
-
+    std::string command = "cat " + bytecodePath + " | base64 -d | gunzip";
     return exec_pipe(command);
 }
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