diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 6eac30b3..68be1793 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -1217,7 +1217,8 @@ appimage: out/tildefriends-x86_64.AppImage ## Build an AppImage.
 .PHONY: appimage
 
 flatpak: out/ ## Build a flatpak.
-	flatpak-builder --force-clean --user --install-deps-from=flathub --install --repo=out/flatpak-repo out/flatpak src/com.unprompted.tildefriends.yml
+	flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
+	flatpak-builder --user --install-deps-from=flathub --install --repo=out/flatpak-repo out/flatpak src/com.unprompted.tildefriends.yml
 	flatpak build-bundle out/flatpak-repo out/tildefriends.flatpak com.unprompted.tildefriends
 .PHONY: flatpak