diff --git a/example_designs/make.py b/example_designs/make.py
index 8458ab2..7fc3537 100644
--- a/example_designs/make.py
+++ b/example_designs/make.py
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ RLE: {}
 
     if actions["build-bitstream"]:
         actions["build-csr-csv"] = True
-        actions["build-bitstream"] = True
-        actions["load-bitstream"] = True
 
     if actions["clean"]:
         subprocess.call(["rm", "-rf", "build/*"])
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0ea7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+LSDIR = ../../
+PYTHON = python3
+
+example_designs:
+	cd ../example_designs && $(PYTHON) make.py -t simple -p de0nano -Ob run False build-bitstream
+	cd ../example_designs && $(PYTHON) make.py -t simple -p kc705 -Ob run False build-bitstream