diff --git a/plugins/edriver/Makefile b/plugins/edriver/Makefile
index e8531a32..db6d91d5 100644
--- a/plugins/edriver/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/edriver/Makefile
@@ -6,14 +6,19 @@ EBPF_TARGET_PATH = user/hades_ebpf_driver.o
 GO_TARGET_PATH := -o edriver
 VERSION := v1.1.1
 
-no-core:
+.PHONY: mod-tidy
+mod-tidy:
+	@echo "Running go mod tidy..."
+	go mod tidy
+
+no-core: mod-tidy
 	$(EBPF_BUILD)
 	mv $(EBPF_SOURCE_PATH) $(EBPF_TARGET_PATH)
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags "-X 'hades-ebpf/conf.VERSION=$(VERSION)'" $(GO_TARGET_PATH) .
-core:
+core: mod-tidy
 	$(EBPF_BUILD) $(EBPF_CO-RE_FLAG)
 	mv $(EBPF_SOURCE_CO-RE_PATH) $(EBPF_TARGET_PATH)
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags "-X 'hades-ebpf/conf.VERSION=$(VERSION)'" $(GO_TARGET_PATH) .
-testing:
+testing: mod-tidy
 	cp $(EBPF_TARGET_PATH) test/hades_ebpf_driver.o
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 go test -v -exec sudo ./...
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