diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 23bb855fc..225972a1a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ build-system-checks:
 		$(GIT_SUBMODULE_UPDATE); \
 		echo -e "\n✔️✔️✔️ Successfully fetched all required internal dependencies."; \
 		echo -e "        You should now \e[4mre-run '$(MAKE)' to build Nimbus\e[0m\n"; \
-		} && true
+		}; \
+		true
 
 deps: | deps-common beacon_chain.nims p2pd