diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8f3561d45..b64cb8030 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ well-known: static;
 ##### BACKEND TARGETS #####
 
 .PHONY: %-backend
+%-backend: FRADRIVE_SERVICE=backend
 %-backend: --image-build --containerized---%-backend;
 
 # TODO: to be deprecated by start-%
@@ -203,6 +204,10 @@ serve-backend:
 --test-backend:
 	stack build --test --coverage --fast --workdir .stack-work-test --flag uniworx:library-only $(stackopts)
 
+# TODO: better name
+.PHONY: db
+db: FRADRIVE_SERVICE=backend
+db: --image-build --containerized---db;
 # HELP(db-cf-backend): clear and fill database. requires running postgres
 # TODO (db-m-$MIGRATION-backend): apply migration (see src/Model/Migration/Definition.hs for list of available migrations)
 --db-backend: .stack
@@ -250,6 +255,7 @@ serve-database: --containerized-database;
 --containerized-%-backend: --image-build
 	$(MAKE) -- --image-run-$*-backend 
 --containerized-%-hoogle: --containerized-%-hoogle-backend;
+--containerized---db: --containerized-db-backend;
 
 # --containerized-%-minio: FRADRIVE_SERVICE=minio
 # --containerized-%-minio: --image-build