diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb0e5996..f3bae461 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ APP_HOST ?= 0.0.0.0
 APP_PORT ?= 8080
 EXTERNAL_APP_PORT ?= ${APP_PORT}
 
-run_es = docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml \
-				run \
-				-p ${EXTERNAL_APP_PORT}:${APP_PORT} \
-				-e PY_IGNORE_IMPORTMISMATCH=1 \
-				-e APP_HOST=${APP_HOST} \
-				-e APP_PORT=${APP_PORT} \
-				app-elasticsearch
+run_es = docker-compose \
+	run \
+	-p ${EXTERNAL_APP_PORT}:${APP_PORT} \
+	-e PY_IGNORE_IMPORTMISMATCH=1 \
+	-e APP_HOST=${APP_HOST} \
+	-e APP_PORT=${APP_PORT} \
+	app-elasticsearch
 
 .PHONY: es-image
 es-image:
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml build
+	docker-compose build
 
 .PHONY: docker-run-es
 docker-run-es: es-image
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test-es:
 
 .PHONY: run-es-database
 run-es-database:
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml run --rm elasticsearch
+	docker-compose run --rm elasticsearch
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: test-elasticsearch