diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a0978c7a5ff6c2666dcce578559d403a9f30fe5c..e3d9d8d9070566cf48463b6dc534db354daaff07 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,12 +42,15 @@ test:
 	cd test && octave Run_Test.m
 
 .PHONY: pkg-test
-pkg-test: pkg
-	octave --eval "pkg -verbose install dist/caosdb.tar.gz; pkg load caosdb; caosdb --version"
+pkg-test: install
+	octave --eval "pkg load caosdb; caosdb --version"
 
 .PHONY: pkg
 pkg: dist/caosdb.tar.gz
 
+.PHONY: install
+install: pkg
+	octave --eval "pkg -verbose install dist/caosdb.tar.gz"
 
 .PHONY: caosdb.tar.gz
 dist/caosdb.tar.gz: dist/