diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a05a4fb2..ea38339f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ push-all: push-backend push-tor push-playwright push-bff push-frontend
 # backend
 #
 
-backend_dockerfile_dir := containers/backend/Dockerfile.prod
-backend_project_dir := volumes/backend
 backend_tag := $(registry)/price-monitoring-backend:$(tag_suffix)
 
 build-backend:
 	docker build \
 	-t $(backend_tag) \
-	-f $(backend_dockerfile_dir) $(backend_project_dir)
+	-f containers/backend/Dockerfile.prod volumes/backend
 
 push-backend:
 	docker push $(backend_tag)
@@ -40,14 +38,12 @@ push-backend:
 # tor
 #
 
-tor_dockerfile_dir := containers/tor/Dockerfile.prod
-tor_project_dir := volumes/tor
 tor_tag := $(registry)/price-monitoring-backend-tor:$(tag_suffix)
 
 build-tor:
 	docker build \
 	-t $(tor_tag) \
-	-f $(tor_dockerfile_dir) $(tor_project_dir)
+	-f containers/tor/Dockerfile.prod volumes/tor
 
 push-tor:
 	docker push $(tor_tag)
@@ -56,13 +52,12 @@ push-tor:
 # playwright
 #
 
-playwright_dockerfile_dir := containers/playwright/Dockerfile
 playwright_tag := $(registry)/price-monitoring-backend-playwright:$(tag_suffix)
 
 build-playwright:
 	docker build \
 	-t $(playwright_tag) \
-	-f $(playwright_dockerfile_dir) .
+	-f containers/playwright/Dockerfile .
 
 push-playwright:
 	docker push $(playwright_tag)
@@ -71,14 +66,12 @@ push-playwright:
 # bff
 #
 
-bff_dockerfile_dir := containers/bff/Dockerfile.prod
-bff_project_dir := volumes/bff
 bff_tag := $(registry)/price-monitoring-bff:$(tag_suffix)
 
 build-bff:
 	docker build \
 	-t $(bff_tag) \
-	-f $(bff_dockerfile_dir) $(bff_project_dir)
+	-f containers/bff/Dockerfile.prod volumes/bff
 
 push-bff:
 	docker push $(bff_tag)
@@ -87,14 +80,12 @@ push-bff:
 # frontend
 #
 
-frontend_dockerfile_dir := containers/frontend/Dockerfile.prod
-frontend_project_dir := volumes/frontend
 frontend_tag := $(registry)/price-monitoring-frontend:$(tag_suffix)
 
 build-frontend:
 	docker build \
 	-t $(frontend_tag) \
-	-f $(frontend_dockerfile_dir) $(frontend_project_dir)
+	-f containers/frontend/Dockerfile.prod volumes/frontend
 
 push-frontend:
 	docker push $(frontend_tag)