diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e509fc4bf7..a8508d3d30 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ site/.docusaurus/
 site/node_modules/
 
 hack/tools/bin
-
+output
 #vscode 
 .vscode/
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dea7a96809..792776d93f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ retina: ## builds retina binary
 	$(MAKE) retina-binary 
 
 retina-binary: ## build the Retina binary
-	go generate ./...
-	export CGO_ENABLED=0
+	export CGO_ENABLED=0 && \
+	go generate ./... && \
 	go build -v -o $(RETINA_BUILD_DIR)/retina$(EXE_EXT) -gcflags="-dwarflocationlists=true" -ldflags "-X main.version=$(TAG) -X main.applicationInsightsID=$(APP_INSIGHTS_ID)" $(RETINA_DIR)/main.go
 
 retina-capture-workload: ## build the Retina capture workload