diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 258c5136381ca60a307c7f1090bba6882443ca15..a783e44a46e1bd3cd43d03ff87a7e8a7e7cf0d23 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -112,15 +112,19 @@ build_snap:
 	mkdir -p dist
 	mv $(APPNAME)* dist/
 
+testfoo:
+	dch -v $(VERSION) -M "debian package generated from the git repository";\
+
 build_deb:  tgz
 	echo "[+] building deb..."
 	@if [ $(BUILD_RELEASE) = no ]; then\
-		echo "[!] BUILD_RELEASE=no, incrementing changelog";\
-		dch -v $(VERSION) -M "debian package generated from the git repository";\
+		dch -v $(VERSION) -M "debian package generated from the git repository" && echo "[!] BUILD_RELEASE=no, incrementing changelog";\
+	else\
+		echo "[!] BUILD_RELEASE";\
 	fi
 	mkdir -p build
-	cp dist/$(APPNAME)-$(VERSION).tgz build/$(APPNAME)_$(shell dpkg-parsechangelog -SVersion | cut -d '-' -f 1-2).orig.tar.gz
-	cd build && tar xzf $(APPNAME)_$(shell dpkg-parsechangelog -SVersion | cut -d '-' -f 1-2).orig.tar.gz
+	cp dist/$(APPNAME)-$(VERSION).tgz build/$(APPNAME)_$(shell echo ${VERSION} | cut -d '-' -f 1-2).orig.tar.gz
+	cd build && tar xzf $(APPNAME)_$(shell echo ${VERSION} | cut -d '-' -f 1-2).orig.tar.gz
 	cp -r debian/ build/$(APPNAME)-$(VERSION)/
 	cd build/$(APPNAME)-$(VERSION) && debuild -us -uc
 	cp build/$(APPNAME)_$(shell dpkg-parsechangelog -SVersion)_*.deb dist/