diff --git a/graph-explorer/Makefile b/graph-explorer/Makefile
index bfa41d36c2..bc3d0589ca 100644
--- a/graph-explorer/Makefile
+++ b/graph-explorer/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ docs-generate: config-docs-generate
 include ../.make/generate.mk
 
 .PHONY: ci-go-generate
-ci-go-generate: pull-assets # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this target
+ci-go-generate: # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this target
 
 .PHONY: ci-node-generate
-ci-node-generate:
+ci-node-generate: pull-assets
 
 .PHONY: pull-assets
 pull-assets:
diff --git a/ocis/Makefile b/ocis/Makefile
index 9e1459b8e5..390ab0ab1c 100644
--- a/ocis/Makefile
+++ b/ocis/Makefile
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ ci-go-generate: # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this target
 	@go generate ./...
 
 .PHONY: ci-node-generate
-ci-node-generate:
+ci-node-generate: # no need to recreate go code, just add assets
 	@make -C ../accounts ci-node-generate
-	@make -C ../graph-explorer generate
+	@make -C ../graph-explorer ci-node-generate
 	@make -C ../settings ci-node-generate
-	@make -C ../web generate
+	@make -C ../web ci-node-generate
diff --git a/web/Makefile b/web/Makefile
index e068b5bbfb..7e26364de9 100644
--- a/web/Makefile
+++ b/web/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ docs-generate: config-docs-generate
 include ../.make/generate.mk
 
 .PHONY: ci-go-generate
-ci-go-generate: pull-assets # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this target
+ci-go-generate: # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this target
 
 .PHONY: ci-node-generate
-ci-node-generate:
+ci-node-generate: pull-assets
 
 WEB_ASSETS_VERSION = v4.3.0