diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4bd38f8c940edf81456c8015234d4922d8c01491..8ad875a315aaf484fdcad8591226e2a017e480e1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ BEAMEROPTIONS += -V fontsize=smaller
 BEAMEROPTIONS += --highlight-style espresso
 BEAMEROPTIONS += -H ./header.tex --listings
 
+BLA = $(shell git log | head -n 1)
 
 default: git_tutorial.md
-	BLA=`git log | head -n 1`
+	echo $(BLA)
 	sed -i '3s/.*/% $(BLA)/' git_tutorial.md
 	pandoc -s $(BEAMEROPTIONS) -o git_tutorial.pdf git_tutorial.md