diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 8f21887..417e25b 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ GOFMT = gofmt
 
 BACKEND_DIR = backend
 FRONTEND_DIR = frontend
+BACKEND_LOG = backend.log
+BACKEND_PORT = 8080  # Update this if needed
 
 deps:
 	@echo "Installing Go dependencies..."
@@ -18,25 +20,37 @@ build-frontend:
 	@echo "Building the frontend application..."
 	$(GO) build -o $(FRONTEND_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(FRONTEND_DIR)/widget.go
 
-run-backend: build-backend
+build: build-backend build-frontend
+
+run-backend:
 	@echo "Running the backend server..."
-	$(BACKEND_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)
+	@$(BACKEND_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) > $(BACKEND_LOG) 2>&1 &  # Run in background
+	@echo "Backend started in the background."
+
+wait-backend:
+	@echo "Waiting for backend to start..."
+	@while ! nc -z localhost $(BACKEND_PORT); do sleep 1; done
+	@echo "Backend is running!"
 
-run-frontend: build-frontend
+run-frontend:
 	@echo "Running the frontend application..."
-	$(FRONTEND_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)
+	@$(FRONTEND_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)
+
+run-all: deps build run-backend wait-backend run-frontend
 
 clean:
 	@echo "Cleaning up..."
-	rm -f $(BACKEND_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(FRONTEND_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)
+	rm -f $(BACKEND_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(FRONTEND_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(BACKEND_LOG)
 
 help:
 	@echo "Makefile for Go application"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Available targets:"
-	@echo "  build           - Build both backend and frontend applications"
-	@echo "  run-backend     - Build and run the backend server"
-	@echo "  run-frontend    - Build and run the frontend application"
-	@echo "  clean           - Remove the generated binaries"
-	@echo "  deps            - Install Go dependencies and tidy up"
-	@echo "  help            - Show this help message"
+	@echo "  build        - Build both backend and frontend applications"
+	@echo "  run-backend  - Build and run the backend server"
+	@echo "  wait-backend - Wait until the backend is ready using a real check"
+	@echo "  run-frontend - Build and run the frontend application"
+	@echo "  run-all      - Install deps, build everything, then run backend & frontend"
+	@echo "  clean        - Remove generated binaries and logs"
+	@echo "  deps         - Install Go dependencies and tidy up"
+	@echo "  help         - Show this help message"