diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c020af70..dd192f47 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+docker-compose-dev := docker compose --profile central -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml
+
 .PHONY: dev
 dev:
-	docker compose --profile central -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
+	$(docker-compose-dev) up -d
 
 .PHONY: stop
 stop:
-	docker compose stop
+	$(docker-compose-dev) stop