diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c9f6cfba..0719f302a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ db: FRADRIVE_SERVICE=backend
 db: CONTAINER_NAME=uniworxdb
 db: --image-build --containerized---db;
 # TODO (db-m-$MIGRATION-backend): apply migration (see src/Model/Migration/Definition.hs for list of available migrations)
---db-backend: .stack
+--db-backend: .stack --compile-backend
 	SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK=${SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK:-true} ; \
 	AVSPASS=${AVSPASS:-nopasswordset} ; \
 	stack --work-dir .stack-work-build exec uniworxdb -- $(UNIWORXDB_OPTS)