diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d6e25c..f42e927 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ up:	## Start all the services
 	docker-compose up -d --remove-orphans
 
 .PHONY: start
-start: up ## Start openpod application
+start: up install-deps 	## Start openpod application
 	docker-compose exec open-pod iex -S mix phx.server
 
+install-deps: container/open-pod	## Install worms dependencies
+	docker-compose exec open-pod mix deps.get
+
 stop:	## Shoutdown services
 	docker-compose down -v
 
 help:
 	@grep -E '^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?## .*$$' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | sort | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
+
+container/%:
+	@docker ps -q --no-trunc --filter status=running | grep $$(docker-compose ps -q $*) >/dev/null 2>&1 || docker-compose up -d $*