diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3159b93..ae86c3e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ $(PUBLIC_DIR)/index.html: $(FRONTEND_DIR)/index.html $(PUBLIC_DIR)
 .PHONY: frontend backend
 
 frontend: $(PUBLIC_DIR)/index.html $(PUBLIC_DIR)
+	make -C $(FRONTEND_DIR)
 	cp $(FRONTEND_DIR)/elm.min.js $(PUBLIC_DIR)/
 	cp $(FRONTEND_DIR)/src/ports.websocket.js $(PUBLIC_DIR)/
 	mkdir -p $(PUBLIC_DIR)/assets
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ backend:
 	$(CARGO_BUILD) --manifest-path=$(BACKEND_DIR)/Cargo.toml
 
 serve: frontend backend
-	make -C $(FRONTEND_DIR)
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
 	RUST_LOG=info,actix_web=debug $(CARGO_RUN) --manifest-path=$(BACKEND_DIR)/Cargo.toml
 else ifeq ($(RELEASE),1)