diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 720862c..4bc70e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,5 +99,5 @@ actually on a Linux machine, just run the Windows makefile command above and
 it'll still run fine on Linux!
 
 ```bash
-make test-debian
+make test-linux
 ```
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 58fbadf..550c4d4 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ test-linux-inside:
 # -
 
 build-linux:
-	rm -rf build
+	-rm -rf build
+	-mkdir build
 	docker build -t southclaws/uuid-build .
 	docker run -v $(shell pwd)/test/plugins:/root/test/plugins southclaws/uuid-build
 
 build-inside:
+	-mkdir build
 	cd build && cmake .. && make