diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f2c24ae4..2c4ace6c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ all:
 start-fastapi:
 	@fastapi dev 'store/app/main.py' --port 8080
 
-start-frontend-rebuild:
-	@cd frontend && npm run watch
+start-frontend:
+	@cd frontend && npm start
 
 start-docker:
 	@docker kill store-db || true
diff --git a/store/app/main.py b/store/app/main.py
index 9baa97ed..85667687 100644
--- a/store/app/main.py
+++ b/store/app/main.py
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ async def value_error_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: ValueError) -> JS
     )
 
 
+@app.get("/")
+async def read_root() -> bool:
+    return True
+
+
 app.include_router(users_router, prefix="/users", tags=["users"])
 app.include_router(robots_router, prefix="/robots", tags=["robots"])
 app.include_router(parts_router, prefix="/parts", tags=["parts"])