diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index c3b9759..1ffc9b6 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+JET = ../cmd/jet/jet
 
 setup: checkout-testdata podman-compose-up
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ init-sqlite:
 	go run ./init/init.go -testsuite sqlite
 
 # jet-gen will call generator on each of the test databases to generate sql builder and model files need to run the tests.
-jet-gen-all: install-jet-gen jet-gen-postgres jet-gen-mysql jet-gen-mariadb jet-gen-sqlite
+jet-gen-all: jet-gen-postgres jet-gen-mysql jet-gen-mariadb jet-gen-sqlite
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
     target := jet.exe
@@ -40,38 +40,37 @@ else
     target := jet
 endif
 
-install-jet-gen:
-	cd ../cmd/jet && go install . && cd -
+$(JET):
+	cd ../cmd/jet && go build . && cd -
 
-
-jet-gen-postgres:
-	jet -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:50901/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=dvds  -path=./.gentestdata/
-	jet -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:50901/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=chinook  -path=./.gentestdata/
-	jet -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:50901/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=chinook2  -path=./.gentestdata/
-	jet -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:50901/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=northwind  -path=./.gentestdata/
-	jet -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:50901/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=test_sample  -path=./.gentestdata/
+jet-gen-postgres: $(JET)
+	$(JET) -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:50901/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=dvds  -path=./.gentestdata/
+	$(JET) -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:50901/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=chinook  -path=./.gentestdata/
+	$(JET) -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:50901/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=chinook2  -path=./.gentestdata/
+	$(JET) -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:50901/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=northwind  -path=./.gentestdata/
+	$(JET) -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:50901/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=test_sample  -path=./.gentestdata/
 
 jet-gen-mysql:
-	jet -source=mysql -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50902)/dvds" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
-	jet -source=mysql -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50902)/dvds2" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
-	jet -source=mysql -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50902)/test_sample" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
+	$(JET) -source=mysql -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50902)/dvds" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
+	$(JET) -source=mysql -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50902)/dvds2" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
+	$(JET) -source=mysql -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50902)/test_sample" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
 
 jet-gen-mariadb:
-	jet -source=mariadb -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50903)/dvds" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
-	jet -source=mariadb -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50903)/dvds2" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
-	jet -source=mariadb -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50903)/test_sample" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
+	$(JET) -source=mariadb -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50903)/dvds" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
+	$(JET) -source=mariadb -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50903)/dvds2" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
+	$(JET) -source=mariadb -dsn="jet:jet@tcp(localhost:50903)/test_sample" -path=./.gentestdata/mysql
 
 jet-gen-sqlite:
-	jet -source=sqlite -dsn="./testdata/init/sqlite/chinook.db" -schema=dvds -path=./.gentestdata/sqlite/chinook
-	jet -source=sqlite -dsn="./testdata/init/sqlite/sakila.db" -schema=dvds -path=./.gentestdata/sqlite/sakila
-	jet -source=sqlite -dsn="./testdata/init/sqlite/test_sample.db" -schema=dvds -path=./.gentestdata/sqlite/test_sample
+	$(JET) -source=sqlite -dsn="./testdata/init/sqlite/chinook.db" -schema=dvds -path=./.gentestdata/sqlite/chinook
+	$(JET) -source=sqlite -dsn="./testdata/init/sqlite/sakila.db" -schema=dvds -path=./.gentestdata/sqlite/sakila
+	$(JET) -source=sqlite -dsn="./testdata/init/sqlite/test_sample.db" -schema=dvds -path=./.gentestdata/sqlite/test_sample
 
 jet-gen-cockroach:
-	jet -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@127.0.0.1:26257/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=dvds        -path=./.gentestdata/
-	jet -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:26257/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=chinook     -path=./.gentestdata/
-	jet -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:26257/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=chinook2    -path=./.gentestdata/
-	jet -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:26257/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=northwind   -path=./.gentestdata/
-	jet -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:26257/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=test_sample -path=./.gentestdata/
+	$(JET) -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@127.0.0.1:26257/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=dvds        -path=./.gentestdata/
+	$(JET) -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:26257/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=chinook     -path=./.gentestdata/
+	$(JET) -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:26257/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=chinook2    -path=./.gentestdata/
+	$(JET) -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:26257/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=northwind   -path=./.gentestdata/
+	$(JET) -dsn=postgres://jet:jet@localhost:26257/jetdb?sslmode=disable -schema=test_sample -path=./.gentestdata/
 
 # podman-compose-cleanup will stop and remove test containers, volumes, and images.
 cleanup: