diff --git a/zkvm-prover/Makefile b/zkvm-prover/Makefile
index c01999b36..20844b2b7 100644
--- a/zkvm-prover/Makefile
+++ b/zkvm-prover/Makefile
@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ test_e2e_run: ${E2E_HANDLE_SET}
 test_axiom_e2e_run: ${E2E_HANDLE_SET}
 	GO_TAG=${GO_TAG} GIT_REV=${GIT_REV} ZK_VERSION=${ZK_VERSION} cargo run --release -p prover -- --prover.kind axiom --config ./config.json handle ${E2E_HANDLE_SET}
 
-test_work_run: ${E2E_HANDLE_SET}
+test_work_run:
 	GO_TAG=${GO_TAG} GIT_REV=${GIT_REV} ZK_VERSION=${ZK_VERSION} cargo run --release -p prover -- --prover.kind axiom --config ./config.json