diff --git a/docs/Dockerfile b/docs/Dockerfile
index 9d93bb0d28..cd53d1002c 100644
--- a/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ LABEL MAINTAINER="Niraj Tolia"
 
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install gpg emacs curl git \
+RUN apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install gpg emacs curl git make \
   && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_current.x | bash - \
   && apt-get -y install nodejs \
   && apt-get autoclean \
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 91ba622be0..c4ab57f904 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,16 @@ dev:
 		-p 3000:3000 \
 		-v ${PWD}:/usr/src/docs alcion/docs
 
-check:
+dockercheck:
 	docker run --rm \
 		-v ${PWD}:/usr/src/docs alcion/docs vale docs README.md
 	docker run --rm \
 		-v ${PWD}:/usr/src/docs alcion/docs markdownlint '**/*.md' --ignore styles/ --ignore src/ --ignore node_modules/
 
+check:
+	vale docs README.md
+	markdownlint '**/*.md' --ignore styles/ --ignore src/ --ignore node_modules/
+
 shell:
 	docker run --rm -it \
 		-p 3000:3000 \