diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 183c1fab..0eadcc4e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,19 +8,21 @@ publish:
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	@rm -rf static dozzle
+	@rm -rf static
+	@go clean
 
-static: $(shell find assets -type f)
-ifdef SKIP_ASSET
+.PHONY: static
+static:
+	@yarn build
+
+.PHONY: fake_static
+fake_static:
 	@echo 'Skipping yarn build'
 	@mkdir -p static
-	@touch static/index.html
-else
-	yarn build
-endif
+	@echo "yarn build was skipped" > static/index.html
 
 .PHONY: test
-test: static
+test: fake_static
 	go test -cover ./...
 
 build: static
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 242f9ae3..b1a4a386 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "watch": "npm-run-all -p watch:*",
   "watch:assets": "webpack --mode=development --watch",
   "watch:server": "reflex -c .reflex",
+  "predev": "make fake_static",
   "dev": "npm-run-all -p dev-server watch:server",
   "dev-server": "webpack serve --mode=development",
   "prebuild": "yarn clean",