diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d1f81e95c..b6a820ac4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ frontend build:
   retry: 2
   interruptible: true
 
+backend lint:
+  stage: lint
+  script:
+    - "nix shell .#gnumake --command make backend-lint"
+  before_script: *nix-before
+  retry: 2
+  interruptible: true
+
 uniworx:lib:uniworx:
   stage: build
   script:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0e13800e0..c41911963 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ backend-%: .develop.env .stack-work.lock --stack-work-$*
 #--backend-start: .develop.env
 #	./start.sh
 
-.PHONY: --backend-lint
---backend-lint: .develop.env
+.PHONY: backend-lint
+backend-lint: .develop.env
 	stack build --test --fast --flag uniworx:dev --flag uniworx:library-only uniworx:test:hlint
 
 .PHONY: --backend-test