diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ab6fc8adf99608a43035457c30741a4ed100c2bc..0b0b3dbc4ddfbc964d1f39d6a10eeb65b40f9738 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+.PHONY: build
 build:
 	./gradlew createJar
+
+.PHONY: install
 install:
 	echo "installing to local probcli/lib folder:"
 	mv build/libs/tlc4b-1.0.*.jar ../../prob_prolog/lib/TLC4B.jar