diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 15c483d..ef68302 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ run-client-rr-del:
 ### SETUP COMMANDS
 ##################
 
+DBDIR=/tmp/DATA-dnsmanagerd
 run-dnsmanagerd:
-	$(Q)$(LD_P) ./bin/dnsmanagerd -v $(VERBOSITY) -r /tmp/DATA-dnsmanagerd
+	$(Q)$(LD_P) ./bin/dnsmanagerd -v $(VERBOSITY) -r $(DBDIR)
 
 build-server:
 	$(Q)shards build dnsmanagerd
@@ -87,3 +88,6 @@ print-response-message-numbers:
 	make -s print-response-messages | grep -E "^[0-9]" | sort -n
 print-response-messages-without-comments:
 	make -s print-response-messages | grep -vE '^[[:blank:]]+#'
+
+rm-db:
+	rm -r $(DBDIR)