diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2738f0f0..bc9258ae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen && $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen --version | grep -q $(CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION) || \
 	GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@$(CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION)
 
+.PHONY: test
 test: ## Run the go unit tests
 	go test -v -coverprofile=profile.cov -covermode=atomic ./...