diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a1694cbc..eb2500d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ test:
 	./.check-gofmt.sh
 
 smoke:
+	oragono mkcerts --conf ./oragono.yaml || true
 	oragono run --conf ./oragono.yaml --smoke