diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4948c58..2b416d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ lang:
 	cd l10n; make
 
 start-dev-server:
-	DEV_ENABLE_SERVING_FILES=true TRIVABBLE_PORT=$(PORT) node trivabble-server.js
+	cd server && make start-dev-server
diff --git a/server/Makefile b/server/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb726f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.PHONY: start-dev-server
+
+start-dev-server:
+	DEV_ENABLE_SERVING_FILES=true TRIVABBLE_PORT=$(PORT) node trivabble-server.js