diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4e4f0361b..36c7c78b4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ endif
 # HELP(compile-frontend): compile frontend assets
 --compile-frontend: node_modules assets esbuild.config.mjs
 	npm run build
+--start-frontend: --compile-frontend;
 --dependencies-frontend: node_modules assets static well-known;
 node_modules: package.json package-lock.json
 	npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline