diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 41ce46a72..1d7d36464 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,53 +1,48 @@
 db ?= -cf
+dockerized ?= 1
 
 .PHONY: help
 help:
 	@echo "Nothing to see here, go away"
 
-# TODO: dockerify
 .PHONY: build
 build: frontend-build backend-build
 
-# TODO: dockerify
 #.PHONY: start
 #start: frontend-build
 #	$(MAKE) --jobs=2 frontend-watch backend-start
 
-# TODO: dockerify
 .PHONY: lint
 lint: frontend-lint backend-lint
 
-# TODO: dockerify
 .PHONY: test
 test: frontend-test backend-test i18n-check
 
+# TODO: dockerify
 .PHONY: backend-%
-backend-%: # .stack-work.lock # --stack-work-$*
-	$(MAKE) -- --backend-$*-dev
-	#( $(MAKE) -- --backend-$* || $(MAKE) -- --stack-krow-$* ) && ( $(MAKE) -- --stack-krow-$* )
+backend-%: --backend-$*-dev
 
+# TODO: dockerify
 .PHONY: backend-%-prod # TODO deprecated in favor of bins; remove
-backend-%-prod: # .stack-work.lock # --stack-work-$*
-	$(MAKE) -- --backend-$*-prod
+backend-%-prod: --backend-$*-prod
 
+# TODO: dockerify
 # TODO: this creates more binaries than just bin/uniworx as side effect! Document or change behaviour?
-bin/uniworx:
-	$(MAKE) -- --backend-build-prod
-bin/uniworxdev:
-	$(MAKE) -- --backend-build-dev
+bin/uniworx: --backend-build-prod
+bin/uniworxdev: --backend-build-dev
 
 # TODO replace with bin/uniworxdev
 .PHONY: --backend-%-dev
---backend-%-dev: # .develop.env
-	$(MAKE) -- --backend-$* stackopts="--flag uniworx:dev"
+--backend-%-dev: stackopts="--flag uniworx:dev"
+--backend-%-dev: --backend-$*
 
 # TODO deprecated in favor of binary targets
 .PHONY: --backend-%-prod
---backend-%-prod:
-	$(MAKE) -- --backend-$* stackopts="--flag uniworx:-dev"
+--backend-%-prod: stackopts="--flag uniworx:-dev"
+--backend-%-prod: --backend-$*
 
 .PHONY: --backend-build
---backend-build: well-known
+--backend-build:
 	stack build --fast --profile --library-profiling --executable-profiling --flag uniworx:-library-only --copy-bins --local-bin-path $$(pwd)/bin $(stackopts)
 
 .PHONY: --backend-lint
@@ -56,14 +51,6 @@ bin/uniworxdev:
 
 .PHONY: backend-dependencies
 backend-dependencies:
-	$(MAKE) -- --backend-dependencies
-
-.PHONY: backend-dependencies-prod
-backend-dependencies-prod:
-	$(MAKE) -- --backend-dependencies
-
-.PHONY: --backend-dependencies
---backend-dependencies:
 	stack build --fast --only-dependencies $(stackopts)
 
 .PHONY: --backend-test
@@ -76,13 +63,7 @@ i18n-check:
 	@echo No missing translations.
 
 .PHONY: database
-database: .stack-work.lock # --stack-work-build
-	$(MAKE) -- --database
-	# ( $(MAKE) -- --database || $(MAKE) -- --stack-krow-build ) && ( $(MAKE) -- --stack-krow-build )
-
-# TODO maybe move to database target?
-.PHONY: --database
---database: .stack-work.lock bin/uniworxdb
+database: .stack-work.lock bin/uniworxdb
 	export SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK=$${SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK:-true}
 	export AVSPASS=$${AVSPASS:-nopasswordset}
 	stack exec uniworxdb -- $(db)
@@ -93,7 +74,7 @@ bin/uniworxdb: .stack-work.lock
 
 .PHONY: frontend-%
 frontend-%: node_modules well-known
-	$(MAKE) -- --frontend-$*
+frontend-%: --frontend-$*
 
 .PHONY: --frontend-build
 --frontend-build: