diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a1d15bfb..0d791f1b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ all: deps build
 deps: godep golint gofmt gomegacheck
 	@dep ensure
 
+build_with_race_detector: resources
+	@go build -race -o $(TARGET) .
+
 build: resources
 	@go build -o $(TARGET) .
 
@@ -56,4 +59,4 @@ gomegacheck:
 	@go get honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/megacheck
 
 gofmt:
-	gofmt -s -w $(PACKAGES)
\ No newline at end of file
+	gofmt -s -w $(PACKAGES)