diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33937362f..cb48e5804 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -181,15 +181,15 @@ well-known: static;
 
 # HELP(compile-backend): compile backend
 --compile-backend:
-	stack build --fast --profile --library-profiling --executable-profiling --flag uniworx:-library-only --local-bin-path $$(pwd)/bin $(stackopts)
+	stack build --fast --profile --library-profiling --executable-profiling --flag uniworx:-library-only --local-bin-path $$(pwd)/bin
 
 # HELP(lint-backend): lint backend
 --lint-backend:
-	stack build --test --fast --work-dir=.stack-work-test --flag uniworx:library-only uniworx:test:hlint $(stackopts)
+	stack build --test --fast --work-dir=.stack-work-test --flag uniworx:library-only uniworx:test:hlint
 
 # HELP(test-backend): test backend
 --test-backend:
-	stack build --test --coverage --fast --work-dir=.stack-work-test --flag uniworx:library-only $(stackopts)
+	stack build --test --coverage --fast --work-dir=.stack-work-test --flag uniworx:library-only
 
 # TODO: better name
 .PHONY: db
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ db: compile-frontend --image-build --containerized---db;
 	  $(MAKE) -- --image-run---.stack ; \
 	fi
 --.stack: stack.yaml stack.yaml.lock package.yaml
-	stack build --fast --only-dependencies $(stackopts)
+	stack build --fast --only-dependencies
 
 ##### BACKEND TARGETS #####
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