diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 688675fe7a1f73e113f9668b3772f470f365e4f1..642e31c538a98b39fdb07aeaed5b8a2515adf947 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ runserver:
 run: compile
 	mvn exec:java@run
 
-run-debug: jar
+run-debug:
 	java -Dcaosdb.debug=true -jar target/caosdb-server-0.1-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar
 
 run-single: