diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4cc7c159..e7384987 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 all: test
 
-test:
+test: get_deps
 	go test --race github.com/tendermint/go-rpc/...
 	cd ./test && bash test.sh
 
 
 get_deps:
-	go get -t -d github.com/tendermint/go-rpc/...
+	go get -t -u github.com/tendermint/go-rpc/...