diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index aba3f2d..24501b8 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: pipeline
 name: cairde
 steps:
   - name: make check
-    image: golangci/golangci-lint:v1.55.2
+    image: golang:1.21
     commands:
       - make check
 
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 8743cd3..9218a0d 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ format:
 
 check:
 	@test -z $$(gofmt -l .) || \
-	(echo "gofmt: formatting issue - run 'make format' to resolve" && exit 1) && \
-	golangci-lint run ./...
+	(echo "gofmt: formatting issue - run 'make format' to resolve" && exit 1)
+
+ci:
+	@golangci-lint run ./...
 
 clean:
 	@find -type f -name "*.log" -exec rm '{}' \;