diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aece0bf18..4773dfc59 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ well-known: static;
 --compile-uniworxdb: --compile-backend
 	SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK=${SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK:-true} ; \
 	AVSPASS=${AVSPASS:-nopasswordset} ; \
-	stack $(--DEVELOPMENT) exec uniworxdb -- $(UNIWORXDB_OPTS)
+	stack exec uniworxdb -- $(UNIWORXDB_OPTS)
 
 # HELP(start-minio): start minio service