diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d690e1b..5f6e2db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ CURRENT_RELEASE_DIR := $(RELEASE_DIR)/$(VERSION)
 
 setup:
 	if [ ! -L "element-desktop/webapp" ]; then ./setup.sh; fi
+	cp $(CFGDIR)/config.json element-web/
 
 web: export DIST_VERSION=$(WEB_OUT_DIST_VERSION)
 web: setup
-	cp $(CFGDIR)/config.json element-web/
 	$(YARN) --cwd element-web dist
 
 desktop-common: web
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6345caa..6e81bfa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ $ source .bashrc
 ```
 git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/SchildiChat/schildichat-desktop.git
 cd schildichat-desktop
-./setup.sh
+make setup # optional step if using the other make targets
 ```
 
 ## Build