diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6fbbefef6a1..a3fe610e815 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -84,6 +84,3 @@ lint:
 .PHONY: tidy
 tidy:
 	$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C misc     tidy
-
-gif:
-	TAPES_DIR=$(PWD)/docs $(MAKE) -C ./misc/gno-vhs gif.docker
diff --git a/misc/gendocs/Makefile b/misc/gendocs/Makefile
index 0f56d83693f..32f90d37018 100644
--- a/misc/gendocs/Makefile
+++ b/misc/gendocs/Makefile
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ clean:
 
 kill_zombies:
 	kill -9 `lsof -t -i tcp:8080 -s TCP:LISTEN` || true
+
+gif:
+	TAPES_DIR=$(PWD)/../../docs $(MAKE) -C ../gno-vhs gif.docker
diff --git a/misc/gno-vhs/Makefile b/misc/gno-vhs/Makefile
index d1a97b4aea8..e74fcf10448 100644
--- a/misc/gno-vhs/Makefile
+++ b/misc/gno-vhs/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 # Generate GIFs using VHS
 
-# Current Makefile path
-CPATH := $(PWD)
+# Makefile directory
+CPATH := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)/../))
+
+# GnoRoot path
+GNOROOT_DIR ?= $(abspath $(CPATH)/../../)
 
 # Specify on which directory to run
 TAPES_DIR ?= $(GNOROOT_DIR)
 
 # Other overwritable variables
-GNOROOT_DIR ?= $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))/../../../)
 BUILD_DIR ?= $(CPATH)/.build
 IMAGE_NAME ?= charmbracelet/vhs:local
 
@@ -19,8 +21,9 @@ gif:
 	find $(TAPES_DIR) -iname '*.tape' -execdir vhs {} \; -print
 
 ## Nix
+
 gif.nix:
-	nix-shell -p ffmpeg ttyd vhs --run 'make gif'
+	nix-shell -p ffmpeg ttyd vhs --run 'TAPES_DIR=$(TAPES_DIR) make gif'
 
 ## Docker
 
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ gif.docker: bins .dockerfile.build
 
 ## Extra rules to run vhs+gno in Docker
 bins: gnodev gno gnokey gnoland	
+.PHONY: bins
 
 # Build binaries for Linux Docker container
 gnodev: | $(BUILD_DIR)
@@ -46,10 +50,7 @@ gnokey: | $(BUILD_DIR)
 	GOOS=linux go -C $(GNOROOT_DIR)/gno.land/cmd/gnokey build -v -o $(BUILD_DIR)/gnokey .
 gnoland: | $(BUILD_DIR)
 	GOOS=linux go -C $(GNOROOT_DIR)/gno.land/cmd/gnoland build -v -o $(BUILD_DIR)/gnoland .
-
-# Force rebuild binaries
-.PHONY: $(BUILD_DIR)/gnodev $(BUILD_DIR)/gnokey $(BUILD_DIR)/gno $(BUILD_DIR)/gnoland
-.PHONY: bins
+.PHONY: gnodev gnokey gno gnoland
 
 # Create build directory
 $(BUILD_DIR):
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ $(BUILD_DIR):
 	docker build -t $(IMAGE_NAME) . && touch $@
 
 ## Cleanup
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)