diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1acd53e2c..b8dade070 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ endif
 
 # For Reverse Proxy Problem see: https://groups.google.com/g/yesodweb/c/2EO53kSOuy0/m/Lw6tq2VYat4J
 # HELP(start-backend): start development instance
---start-backend: .stack
+--start-backend:
 	export YESOD_IP_FROM_HEADER=true; \
 	export DEV_PORT_HTTP=`cat $(CONTAINER_FILE) | grep 'DEV_PORT_HTTP=' | sed 's/DEV_PORT_HTTP=//'`; \
 	export DEV_PORT_HTTPS=`cat $(CONTAINER_FILE) | grep 'DEV_PORT_HTTPS=' | sed 's/DEV_PORT_HTTPS=//'`; \
@@ -282,11 +282,12 @@ endif
 	export AVSPASS=$${AVSPASS:-nopasswordset} ; \
 	stack $(STACK_CORES) exec --local-bin-path $$(pwd)/bin --copy-bins -- yesod devel -p "$${DEV_PORT_HTTP}" -q "$${DEV_PORT_HTTPS}"
 # HELP(compile-backend): compile backend binaries
---compile-backend: .stack
+--compile-backend:
 	stack build $(STACK_CORES) --fast --profile --library-profiling --executable-profiling --flag uniworx:-library-only $(--DEVELOPMENT) --local-bin-path $$(pwd)/bin --copy-bins
 # HELP(dependencies-backend): (re-)build backend dependencies
---dependencies-backend: .stack #uniworx.cabal
+--dependencies-backend: #uniworx.cabal
 	chown -R `id -un`:`id -gn` "$(PROJECT_DIR)"; \
+	stack install hpack; stack install yesod-bin; \
 	stack build -j2 --only-dependencies
 # HELP(lint-backend): lint backend
 --lint-backend:
@@ -297,10 +298,6 @@ endif
 # uniworx.cabal:
 # 	stack exec -- hpack --force
 
-.stack:
-	stack install hpack
-	stack install yesod-bin
-
 # HELP(compile-frontend): compile frontend assets
 --compile-frontend: node_modules assets esbuild.config.mjs frontend/src/env.sass
 	npm run build