diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36c7c78b4..b23b94144 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ start:
 %-hoogle: CONTAINER_CMD=localhost/fradrive/backend
 --start-hoogle:
 	HOOGLE_PORT=`cat $(CONTAINER_FILE) | grep 'HOOGLE_PORT=' | sed 's/HOOGLE_PORT=//'` ; \
-	stack --work-dir=.stack-work-doc $(STACK_CORES) hoogle -- server --local --port $${HOOGLE_PORT}
+	stack $(STACK_CORES) hoogle -- server --local --port $${HOOGLE_PORT}
 
 .PHONY: %-frontend
 %-frontend: SERVICE=frontend
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ endif
 --start-backend:
 	DEV_PORT_HTTP=`cat $(CONTAINER_FILE) | grep 'DEV_PORT_HTTP=' | sed 's/DEV_PORT_HTTP=//'`; \
 	DEV_PORT_HTTPS=`cat $(CONTAINER_FILE) | grep 'DEV_PORT_HTTPS=' | sed 's/DEV_PORT_HTTPS=//'`; \
-	stack --work-dir=.stack-work-run $(STACK_CORES) --lock-file ignore exec -- yesod devel -p "$${DEV_PORT_HTTP}" -q "$${DEV_PORT_HTTPS}"
+	stack $(STACK_CORES) --lock-file ignore exec -- yesod devel -p "$${DEV_PORT_HTTP}" -q "$${DEV_PORT_HTTPS}"
 # HELP(compile-backend): compile backend binaries
 --compile-backend:
 	stack build $(STACK_CORES) --fast --profile --library-profiling --lock-file ignore --executable-profiling --flag uniworx:-library-only $(--DEVELOPMENT) --local-bin-path $$(pwd)/bin
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ endif
 	stack build $(STACK_CORES) --fast --only-dependencies
 # HELP(lint-backend): lint backend
 --lint-backend:
-	stack build $(STACK_CORES) --test --fast --work-dir=.stack-work-test --flag uniworx:library-only $(--DEVELOPMENT) uniworx:test:hlint
+	stack build $(STACK_CORES) --test --fast --flag uniworx:library-only $(--DEVELOPMENT) uniworx:test:hlint
 # HELP(test-backend): test backend
 --test-backend:
-	stack build $(STACK_CORES) --test --coverage --fast --work-dir=.stack-work-test --flag uniworx:library-only $(--DEVELOPMENT)
+	stack build $(STACK_CORES) --test --coverage --fast --flag uniworx:library-only $(--DEVELOPMENT)
 
 # HELP(compile-frontend): compile frontend assets
 --compile-frontend: node_modules assets esbuild.config.mjs
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ well-known: static;
 
 # HELP(uniworxdb): clear and fill database. requires running postgres
 # TODO (db-m-$MIGRATION-backend): apply migration (see src/Model/Migration/Definition.hs for list of available migrations)
---start-uniworxdb:
+--start-uniworxdb: --compile-backend
 	SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK=${SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK:-true} ; \
 	AVSPASS=${AVSPASS:-nopasswordset} ; \
 	stack $(--DEVELOPMENT) exec uniworxdb -- $(UNIWORXDB_OPTS)