diff --git a/examples/fullstack/Makefile b/examples/fullstack/Makefile
index 58580b6..47ced44 100644
--- a/examples/fullstack/Makefile
+++ b/examples/fullstack/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ SRC = $(wildcard *.go)
 GO  = $(shell which go)
 
 DOTENV = .env
--include $(DOTENV)
 
 TEMPLATE_SRC = $(shell find templates -type f)
 STATIC_SRC   = $(shell find static -type f)
@@ -27,13 +26,15 @@ $(STATIC_DST): $(STATIC_SRC) scripts/minify.go
 	@$(GO) run scripts/minify.go -src=static -dst=$(STATIC_DST)
 	@touch $@
 
-run: $(BIN)
-	@PRODUCTION=${PRODUCTION} \
-	PORT=${PORT} \
-	APP_DATA_DIR=${APP_DATA_DIR} \
-	DB_CONNDVR=${DB_CONNDVR} \
-	DB_CONNSTR=${DB_CONNSTR} \
-	./$(BIN)
+run: $(BIN) $(DOTENV) datadir
+	@env $(shell cat $(DOTENV) | xargs) ./$(BIN)
+
+$(DOTENV):
+	@cp .env.example $@
+
+datadir: $(DOTENV)
+	@APP_DATA_DIR=$$(grep '^APP_DATA_DIR=' $(DOTENV) | cut -d '=' -f2); \
+	if [ -n "$$APP_DATA_DIR" ]; then mkdir -p "$$APP_DATA_DIR"; fi
 
 clean:
 	@echo "🧹 Cleaning..."