diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 45f74dad0..906a3c21c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test: test-frontend test-backend i18n-check
 
 .PHONY: %-frontend
 %-frontend: FRADRIVE_SERVICE=frontend
-%-frontend: --image-build --containerized-%-frontend;
+%-frontend: --image-build --containerized---%-frontend;
 
 .PHONY: --%-frontend
 #--%-frontend: node_modules well-known;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test: test-frontend test-backend i18n-check
 --%-frontend: --containerized---frontend-dependencies-frontend;
 
 .PHONY: --compile-frontend
---compile-frontend:
+--compile-frontend: --frontend-dependencies
 	npx -- webpack --progress $(WATCH)
 
 .PHONY: --serve-frontend
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ test: test-frontend test-backend i18n-check
 #	touch well-known/.well-known
 
 .PHONY: --frontend-dependencies
---frontend-dependencies:  node_modules package.json package-lock.json assets
+--frontend-dependencies: node_modules package.json package-lock.json assets;
 
 node_modules: package.json package-lock.json
 	npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ well-known: node_modules assets well-known/.well-known
 	npx webpack --progress
 	touch well-known/.well-known
 
-
 well-known/.well-known:
 # no-op target