diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d2798e7ae..b3b1954a3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,13 +43,17 @@ help:
 	@echo "clean     - remove temp files"
 
 # build compiles fabio and the test dependencies
-build: gofmt
+build: gofmt mod
 	go build -mod=vendor
 
 # test runs the tests
 test: build
 	go test -mod=vendor -v -test.timeout 15s ./...
 
+mod:
+	go mod tidy
+	go mod vendor
+
 # gofmt runs gofmt on the code
 gofmt:
 	gofmt -s -w `find . -type f -name '*.go' | grep -v vendor`