diff --git a/languages/js/Makefile b/languages/js/Makefile
index 4ff33b0bc2..ec35b98d0e 100644
--- a/languages/js/Makefile
+++ b/languages/js/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .PHONY: wasm install clean dev build fmtcheck typecheck lint parity test
 
-wasm: clean install
+wasm: clean
 	rm -f src/polar_wasm_api.js src/polar_wasm_api.d.ts src/polar_wasm_api_bg.wasm src/polar_wasm_api_bg.d.ts
 	$(MAKE) -C ../../polar-wasm-api build
 	mkdir -p dist/src
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ wasm: clean install
 install:
 	yarn install
 
-clean:
+clean: install
 	yarn clean
 
 dev: wasm
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ dev: wasm
 build: wasm
 	yarn tsc --project tsconfig.build.json
 
-fmtcheck: install
+fmtcheck: clean
 	yarn fmtcheck
 
-typecheck: install wasm
+typecheck: wasm
 	yarn tsc
 
 lint: fmtcheck typecheck
 
-parity: install wasm
+parity: wasm
 	yarn ts-node test/parity.ts
 
-test: install wasm
+test: wasm
 	yarn test