diff --git a/local-interchain/Makefile b/local-interchain/Makefile
index 637308389..4df91e194 100644
--- a/local-interchain/Makefile
+++ b/local-interchain/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ build:
 
 .PHONY: run
 run:
-	../bin/local-ic $(filter-out $@,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+	go run ./cmd/local-ic $(filter-out $@,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
 
 .PHONY: install
 install:
diff --git a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/chains.go b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/chains.go
index 004932086..6b52894b3 100644
--- a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/chains.go
+++ b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/chains.go
@@ -59,7 +59,3 @@ func GetFiles() []string {
 
 	return fileNames
 }
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(chainsCmd)
-}
diff --git a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/main.go b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/main.go
index bbcb4f8ef..a78af4c51 100644
--- a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/main.go
+++ b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(chainsCmd)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(newChainCmd)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(startCmd)
+
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error while executing your CLI. Err: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/new_chain.go b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/new_chain.go
index f54079b11..3cdee61a8 100644
--- a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/new_chain.go
+++ b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/new_chain.go
@@ -180,7 +180,3 @@ func getOrDefault[T any](output string, defaultVal T) T {
 
 	return any(text).(T)
 }
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(newChainCmd)
-}
diff --git a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/root.go b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/root.go
index fdfc2a908..45d3dfff8 100644
--- a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/root.go
+++ b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/root.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
+	// This must be global for the Makefile to build properly (ldflags).
 	MakeFileInstallDirectory string
 )
 
diff --git a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/start_chain.go b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/start_chain.go
index b1f7bedba..8bcd95b22 100644
--- a/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/start_chain.go
+++ b/local-interchain/cmd/local-ic/start_chain.go
@@ -30,7 +30,3 @@ var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		interchain.StartChain(parentDir, configPath)
 	},
 }
-
-func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(startCmd)
-}