diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 62060b7e..7fdbec64 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ clean:
 	find . -name '*.pyi' -delete
 	make --directory=frontend clean;
 
-test:
+test: gen-protos
 	tox
 	tox -e codechecks
 	tox -e mypy
 
-codeformat:
+codeformat: gen-protos
 	tox -e autoflake
 	tox -e autopep8
 	tox -e isort
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ itest:
 coverage:
 	tox -e coverage
 
-mypy:
+mypy: gen-protos
 	tox -e mypy
 
-run:
+run: gen-protos
 	tox -e run
 
+gen-protos:
+	tox -e setup
+
 .PHONY: all clean test itest coverage mypy run
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index aab9cb72..4cfc448c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ deps =
      -rrequirements.txt
 passenv = MY_APP_CONFIG_FILE
 commands =
-     {envbindir}/python setup.py build_proto_modules
      py.test {posargs:tests}
 
 [testenv:coverage]
@@ -79,5 +78,10 @@ deps =
 commands =
      isort .
 
+[testenv:setup]
+basepython = python3.8
+commands =
+     {envbindir}/python setup.py build_proto_modules
+
 [flake8]
 ignore = E501