diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1e9a757e6..1ef82293b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ clean: ## Remove all build and download artifacts
 test: test-server test-client ## Run all tests
 
 test-deps: init-dist
-	dockerComposeVersion=$(shell jq -r '.dockerCompose' < "./binary-version.json")
-	./build/download_docker_compose_binary.sh $(PLATFORM) $(ARCH) $(dockerComposeVersion)
+	./build/download_docker_compose_binary.sh $(PLATFORM) $(ARCH) $(shell jq -r '.dockerCompose' < "./binary-version.json")
 
 test-client: ## Run client tests
 	yarn test $(ARGS)