diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 962c9c24..bdb684a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -103,10 +103,11 @@ fmt: ## Run go fmt against code.
 vet: ## Run go vet against code.
 	go vet ./...
 
+APIPATH ?= $(shell pwd)/api
 .PHONY: tidy
 tidy: ## Run go mod tidy on every mod file in the repo
 	go mod tidy; \
-	pushd "$(LOCALBIN)/../api"; \
+	pushd $(APIPATH); \
 	go mod tidy; \
 	popd