diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d981208..659d8b9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
+linter:=$(shell which golangci-lint 2>/dev/null || echo $(HOME)/go/bin/golangci-lint)
+
 format:
 	@gofmt -l  -w ./
 
-check: test
+check: test lint
+
+lint:
 	@test -z $(shell gofmt -l ./ | tee /dev/stderr) || (echo "[WARN] Fix formatting issues with 'make format'"; exit 1)
-	@test -x $(linter) || (echo "Please install linter from https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v1.25.1 to $(HOME)/go/bin")
+	@test -x $(linter) || (echo "Please install linter from https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases/tag/v1.49.0 to $(HOME)/go/bin")
 	$(linter) run
 
 test:
@@ -11,4 +15,4 @@ test:
 
 .PHONY:  bin/estserver
 bin/estserver:
-	go build -o bin/estserver cmd/main.go
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+	go build -o bin/estserver cmd/main.go