diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index baf4220ff..3a00218fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ backend:
 	make install_backend
 	poetry run uvicorn langflow.main:app --port 7860 --reload --log-level debug
 
+build_and_run:
+	echo 'Removing dist folder'
+	rm -rf dist
+	make build && poetry run pip install dist/*.tar.gz && poetry run langflow
+
+
 build_frontend:
 	cd src/frontend && CI='' npm run build
 	cp -r src/frontend/build src/backend/langflow/frontend