diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8289b5e21..2301638a7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ compile:
 	$(MAKE) compile-backend
 
 .PHONY: start
-start: start-postgres start-memcached start-minio start-frontend start-backend;
+start:
+	$(MAKE) start-postgres
+	$(MAKE) start-memcached
+	$(MAKE) start-minio
+	$(MAKE) start-frontend
+	$(MAKE) start-backend
 
 .PHONY: %-backend
 %-backend: SERVICE=backend
@@ -113,16 +118,19 @@ start: start-postgres start-memcached start-minio start-frontend start-backend;
 
 .PHONY: %-postgres
 %-postgres: SERVICE=postgres
+%-postgres: SERVICE_VARIANT=postgres
 %-postgres: BASE_PORTS = "PGPORT=5432"
 %-postgres: CONTAINER_CMD=localhost/fradrive/postgres
 
 .PHONY: %-memcached
 %-memcached: SERVICE=memcached
+%-memcached: SERVICE_VARIANT=memcached
 %-memcached: CONTAINER_CMD=$(MEMCACHED_IMAGE) --port=`cat $(CONTAINER_FILE) | grep 'MEMCACHED_PORT=' | sed 's/MEMCACHED_PORT=//'`
 %-memcached: BASE_PORTS = "MEMCACHED_PORT=11211"
 
 .PHONY: %-minio
 %-minio: SERVICE=minio
+%-minio: SERVICE_VARIANT=minio
 %-minio: CONTAINER_CMD=$(MINIO_IMAGE) -- server `mktemp` --address=:`cat $(CONTAINER_FILE) | grep 'UPLOAD_S3_PORT=' | sed 's/UPLOAD_S3_PORT=//'`:
 %-minio: BASE_PORTS = "UPLOAD_S3_PORT=9000"
 
@@ -154,6 +162,7 @@ lint-%: --act ;
 
 --develop_%: PORTS = $(foreach PORT,$(BASE_PORTS),$(shell utils/next_free_port.pl $(PORT)))
 --develop_%: --ensure-develop
+	echo "--develop ################## ATTACHED: $(CONTAINER_ATTACHED)"
 	DEVELOP=develop/`cat develop/.current` ; \
 	echo "$(SERVICE_PARALLEL)" ; \
 	if [[ "$(SERVICE_PARALLEL)" == "false" ]] ; then \
@@ -166,8 +175,9 @@ lint-%: --act ;
 	else \
 	  DEVDIR=$${DEVELOP}/$(CF_PREFIX)$(SERVICE_VARIANT) ; \
 	  I=`ls $${DEVELOP} | grep '$(SERVICE_VARIANT)' | sed 's/$(SERVICE_VARIANT)-//' | sort -n | tail -n1` ; \
-	  echo "$${I}" ; \
+	  echo "I=$${I}" ; \
 	  J=$$(($${I}+1)) ; \
+	  echo "J=$${J}" ; \
 	  CONTAINER_FILE=$${DEVDIR}-$${J} ; \
 	  JOB_ID=$(JOB)-$${J} ; \
 	fi ; \
@@ -195,6 +205,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 --containerized: --image-build
+	echo "--containerized ################## ATTACHED: $(CONTAINER_ATTACHED)"
 	DEVELOP=`cat develop/.current` ; \
 	./utils/watchcontainerrun.sh "$(CONTAINER_COMMAND)" "$(CONTAINER_FILE)" & \
 	CONTAINER_NAME=fradrive.$(CURR_DEV).$(SERVICE_VARIANT).$(JOB_ID) ; \
@@ -208,7 +219,8 @@ endif
 	  $(CONTAINER_CMD) \
 	` ; \
 	printf "CONTAINER_ID=$${CONTAINER_ID}" >> "$(CONTAINER_FILE)" ; \
-	if [[ "true" -eq "$(CONTAINER_ATTACHED)" ]] ; then \
+	if [[ "true" == "$(CONTAINER_ATTACHED)" ]] ; then \
+	  echo "###!!! postgres shall not go here!" ; \
 	  $(CONTAINER_COMMAND) attach $${CONTAINER_ID} || : ; \
 	fi