diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2832e6e78..a47517ac8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ patch-db/client/node_modules: patch-db/client/package.json
 
 patch-db/client/dist: $(PATCH_DB_CLIENT_SRC) patch-db/client/node_modules
 	! test -d patch-db/client/dist || rm -rf patch-db/client/dist
-	rm -rf frontend/.angular/cache
-	npm --prefix patch-db/client run build
+	npm --prefix frontend run build:deps
 
 # this is a convenience step to build all frontends - it is not referenced elsewhere in this file
 frontends: $(EMBASSY_UIS)