diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0a5bf39..028b829 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ build:
 release: build
 	sha256sum wesher-* > wesher.sha256sums
 
-e2e:
+e2e: build
 	tests/e2e.sh
 
 clean:
diff --git a/tests/e2e.sh b/tests/e2e.sh
index 2261257..d2b738c 100755
--- a/tests/e2e.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-if [ ! -x ./wesher ]; then 
-    echo "Building wesher for e2e tests"
-    # build inside container to ensure same libc (image is alpine-based)
-    docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app -v ${GOPATH}/pkg/mod:/go/pkg/mod --entrypoint="" costela/wesher-test go build
-fi
-
 declare -A started_containers
 
 cleanup() {