diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7ed99a9b..beb3b596 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -598,10 +598,16 @@ prepare-extra-conda-environments: protogen-python
 prepare-test-extra: protogen-python
 	$(MAKE) -C backend/python/transformers
 	$(MAKE) -C backend/python/diffusers
+	$(MAKE) -C backend/python/vllm
 
 test-extra: prepare-test-extra
 	$(MAKE) -C backend/python/transformers test
 	$(MAKE) -C backend/python/diffusers test
+	$(MAKE) -C backend/python/vllm test
+
+# TODO: remove before PR, it's the only one by itself
+test-vllm: prepare-test-extra vllm-protogen
+	$(MAKE) -C backend/python/vllm test
 
 backend-assets:
 	mkdir -p backend-assets