diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 65d7785..3f4580a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ TOOLS_DIR                   := $(REPO_ROOT)/hack/tools
 TOOLS_DIR_BIN               := $(TOOLS_DIR)/bin
 include $(REPO_ROOT)/hack/tools.mk
 
-KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS          := $(shell $(TOOLS_DIR_BIN)/setup-envtest use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) \
-									--bin-dir=$(TOOLS_DIR_BIN) -i -p env 2>/dev/null || true)
-
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := all
 #####################################################################
 # Rules for verification, formatting, linting, testing and cleaning #
@@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ test: $(MOCKGEN)
 
 .PHONY: envtest
 envtest: $(SETUP_ENVTEST)
-	@$(KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS) && go test $(REPO_ROOT)/test/... --ginkgo.v -timeout 10m
+	@KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS=$(shell $(TOOLS_DIR_BIN)/setup-envtest use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) --bin-dir=$(TOOLS_DIR_BIN) -i -p path 2>/dev/null || true) go test $(REPO_ROOT)/test/... --ginkgo.v -timeout 10m
 
 .PHONY: add-license-headers
 add-license-headers: $(GO_ADD_LICENSE)
@@ -97,4 +94,4 @@ add-license-headers: $(GO_ADD_LICENSE)
 docker-images:
 	@docker buildx build --push --platform=$(PLATFORM) --build-arg LD_FLAGS="$(LD_FLAGS)" \
 	-t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)/$(NAME):$(VERSION) -t $(IMAGE_PREFIX)/$(NAME):latest \
-	-f Dockerfile .
\ No newline at end of file
+	-f Dockerfile .