diff --git a/makerules/makerules.mk b/makerules/makerules.mk
index 24ac6fc6..bf451bc4 100644
--- a/makerules/makerules.mk
+++ b/makerules/makerules.mk
@@ -169,10 +169,8 @@ commit-makerules::
 commit-collection::
 	@:
 
-state.json::
+save-state::
 	digital-land save-state --specification-dir=specification --collection-dir=$(COLLECTION_DIR) --pipeline-dir=$(PIPELINE_DIR) --output-path=state.json
-
-save-state:: state.json
 	aws s3 cp state.json s3://$(COLLECTION_DATASET_BUCKET_NAME)/state.json --no-progress
 
 load-state::