diff --git a/.task.cfg.mk b/.task.cfg.mk
index a70239e..611c8bf 100644
--- a/.task.cfg.mk
+++ b/.task.cfg.mk
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ HELP_SEP = {a.b_green}->>{a.end}
 USAGE = {a.italic}{a.b_cyan}Best Dots Around{a.end}\n
 PHONIFY = 1
 
+-include .task.mk
+$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; @curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/main/task.mk -o .task.mk 2>/dev/null || echo "no curl, skipping task.mk download")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 78ace46..3265cd8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,5 +33,4 @@ dr-keep:
 FORCE:
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL = help
--include .task.cfg.mk .task.mk
-$(if $(wildcard .task.mk),,.task.mk: ; @curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk/main/task.mk -o .task.mk 2>/dev/null || echo "no curl, skipping task.mk download")
+-include .task.cfg.mk