diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2004a714b..77108e1cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -97,15 +97,17 @@ asan:
 format-check:
 	@find src hyprctl hyprpm start tests hyprtester -type f \( -name "*.cpp" -o -name "*.hpp" -o -name "*.h" \) \
 		! -path "src/render/shaders/Shaders.hpp" \
-		! -path "hyprctl/hw-protocols/*" | \
-		xargs clang-format --dry-run --Werror
+		! -path "hyprctl/hw-protocols/*" \
+		! -path "hyprtester/protocols/*" \
+		| xargs clang-format --dry-run --Werror
 
 format-fix:
 	@find src hyprctl hyprpm start tests hyprtester -type f \( -name "*.cpp" -o -name "*.hpp" -o -name "*.h" \) \
 		! -path "src/render/shaders/Shaders.hpp" \
-		! -path "hyprctl/hw-protocols/*" | \
-		xargs clang-format -i
+		! -path "hyprctl/hw-protocols/*" \
+		! -path "hyprtester/protocols/*" \
+		| xargs clang-format -i
 
 test:
 	$(MAKE) debug
-	./build/hyprtester/hyprtester -c hyprtester/test.lua -b ./build/Hyprland -p hyprtester/plugin/hyprtestplugin.so
+	./build/hyprtester/hyprtester -c hyprtester/test.lua -b ./build/Hyprland -p hyprtester/plugin/hyprtestplugin.so $(TESTS)