diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bbfe5177f..34bf1cb43 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ well-known: static;
 --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 exec -- yesod devel -p "$${DEV_PORT_HTTP}" -q "$${DEV_PORT_HTTPS}"
+	stack --work-dir=.stack-work-run $(--DEVELOPMENT) exec -- yesod devel -p "$${DEV_PORT_HTTP}" -q "$${DEV_PORT_HTTPS}"
 --start-hoogle-backend:
 	HOOGLE_PORT=`cat $(CONTAINER_FILE) | grep 'HOOGLE_PORT=' | sed 's/HOOGLE_PORT=//'` ; \
 	echo "${HOOGLE_PORT}" ; \
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ well-known: static;
 
 # HELP(lint-backend): lint backend
 --lint-backend:
-	stack build --test --fast --work-dir=.stack-work-test --flag uniworx:library-only uniworx:test:hlint
+	stack build --test --fast --work-dir=.stack-work-test --flag uniworx:library-only $(--DEVELOPMENT) uniworx:test:hlint
 
 # HELP(test-backend): test backend
 --test-backend:
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ db: compile-frontend --image-build --containerized---db;
 --db-backend: .stack --compile-backend
 	SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK=${SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK:-true} ; \
 	AVSPASS=${AVSPASS:-nopasswordset} ; \
-	stack exec uniworxdb -- $(UNIWORXDB_OPTS)
+	stack $(--DEVELOPMENT) exec uniworxdb -- $(UNIWORXDB_OPTS)
 
 .PHONY: .stack
 .stack: