diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
index f903f9e5b..8f0e891ea 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ test-blocking-io:
 	PYTHONPATH=. PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8 PYTHONUTF8=1 uv run pytest tests/blocking_io -q --tb=short
 
 lint:
-	uvx ruff check .
-	uvx ruff format --check .
+	uv run ruff check .
+	uv run ruff format --check .
 
 format:
-	uvx ruff check . --fix && uvx ruff format .
+	uv run ruff check . --fix && uv run ruff format .
 
 detect-blocking-io:
 	@PYTHONPATH=. PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8 PYTHONUTF8=1 uv run python ../scripts/detect_blocking_io_static.py --output ../.deer-flow/blocking-io-findings.json