diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d043e195f57193983e1caba1550f6a0a4d6784b..de6de7cb87a91a7218a1783ff040f0d1b11fc1f7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ install-confignator:
 	@echo "+-----------------------------------------------+"
 	@echo "| installing confignator Python package |"
 	@echo "+-----------------------------------------------+"
-	    $(MAKE) all -C $(CURDIR)/Tst/confignator
+	    $(MAKE) reinstall -C $(CURDIR)/Tst/confignator
 	@echo "+-----------------------------------------------+"
 	@echo "| installed confignator Python package |"
 	@echo "+-----------------------------------------------+"