diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6192678..683731c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-.PHONY: run dev test docker-build docker-run docker-up docker-down
+.PHONY: build-jar run dev test docker-build docker-run docker-up docker-down
 
 JWT_SECRET ?= dev-secret-change-me-do-not-use-in-production
 
-run:
+build-jar:
+	mvn -DskipTests package
+
+run: build-jar
 	JWT_SECRET=dev-secret-change-me-do-not-use-in-production mvn spring-boot:run
 
 dev:
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ test:
 docker-build:
 	docker build -t notesvault:latest .
 
-docker-run:
+docker-run: build-jar
 	docker run --rm --name notesvault-api -p 8080:8080 -e JWT_SECRET="$(JWT_SECRET)" notesvault:latest
 
 docker-up: