diff --git a/.task.cfg.mk b/.task.cfg.mk
index bee51bf..a169814 100644
--- a/.task.cfg.mk
+++ b/.task.cfg.mk
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ EPILOG = \nfor more info: gh.dayl.in/task.mk
 PRINT_VARS := VERSION SHELL
 PHONIFY = 1
 
+-include .task.mk 
+.task.mk: $(TEMPLATES) generate.py
+	$(call msg,re-jinjaing the local {a.b_cyan}.task.mk{a.end})
+	@./generate.py $(VERSION) > .task.mk || (echo "generator failed!!" && rm .task.mk)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 71944d0..e295f39 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,4 @@ info: ## demonstrate usage of tprint
 task.mk: $(TEMPLATES) generate.py
 	./generate.py $(VERSION) > task.mk
 
--include .task.cfg.dev.mk .task.cfg.mk .task.mk 
-.task.mk: $(TEMPLATES) generate.py
-	$(call msg,re-jinjaing the local {a.b_cyan}.task.mk{a.end})
-	@./generate.py $(VERSION) > .task.mk || (echo "generator failed!!" && rm .task.mk)
+-include .task.cfg.dev.mk .task.cfg.mk