diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3706940e7..89a17b034 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 db ?= -cf
+dev ?= --flag uniworx:dev
 
 .PHONY: help
 help:
@@ -24,15 +25,15 @@ backend-%: .develop.env .stack-work.lock # --stack-work-$*
 
 .PHONY: --backend-build
 --backend-build: .develop.env
-	stack build --fast --profile --library-profiling --executable-profiling --flag uniworx:dev --flag uniworx:-library-only
+	stack build --fast --profile --library-profiling --executable-profiling $(dev) --flag uniworx:-library-only
 
 #.PHONY: --backend-start
 #--backend-start: .develop.env
 #	./start.sh
 
-.PHONY: backend-lint
-backend-lint: .develop.env
-	stack build --test --fast --flag uniworx:dev --flag uniworx:library-only uniworx:test:hlint
+.PHONY: --backend-lint
+--backend-lint: .develop.env
+	stack build --test --fast $(dev) --flag uniworx:library-only uniworx:test:hlint
 
 .PHONY: backend-dependencies
 backend-dependencies:
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ backend-dependencies:
 
 .PHONY: --backend-test
 --backend-test: .develop.env
-	stack build --test --coverage --fast --flag uniworx:dev --flag uniworx:library-only
+	stack build --test --coverage --fast $(dev) --flag uniworx:library-only
 
 .PHONY: i18n-check
 i18n-check:
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ database: .develop.env .stack-work.lock # --stack-work-build
 
 .PHONY: --database
 --database: .stack-work.lock .develop.env
-	stack build --fast --flag uniworx:-library-only --flag uniworx:dev
+	stack build --fast --flag uniworx:-library-only $(dev)
 	export SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK=$${SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK:-true}
 	export AVSPASS=$${AVSPASS:-nopasswordset}
 	stack exec uniworxdb -- $(db)