diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ead0d79a7..22ee0d227 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ clean:
 format:
 	cd core && cargo +nightly fmt
 
-test: $(BACKEND_SRC) $(ENVIRONMENT_FILE)
+test: $(CORE_SRC) $(ENVIRONMENT_FILE)
 	cd core && cargo build && cargo test
 
 sdk: