diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-test-multiplatform.yml b/.github/workflows/go-test-multiplatform.yml
index 753e1d15..098be93e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-test-multiplatform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-test-multiplatform.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version: ${{ needs.get-go-version.outputs.go-version }}
       - run: |
           echo "Testing with Go ${{ needs.get-go-version.outputs.go-version }}"
-          make unit-test
+          go test -race -count 1 ./builder/linode/... -timeout=3m -v
 
   windows-go-tests:
     needs:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5d2a272d..4b7aec6c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 NAME=linode
 BINARY=packer-plugin-${NAME}
+PLUGIN_FQN="$(shell grep -E '^module' <go.mod | sed -E 's/module *//')"
 COUNT?=1
 UNIT_TEST_TARGET?=$(shell go list ./builder/...)
 HASHICORP_PACKER_PLUGIN_SDK_VERSION?=$(shell go list -m github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk | cut -d " " -f2)
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ install: dev
 
 .PHONY: dev
 dev: build
-	@mkdir -p ~/.packer.d/plugins/
-	@mv ${BINARY} ~/.packer.d/plugins/${BINARY}
+	@go build -ldflags="-X '${PLUGIN_FQN}/version.VersionPrerelease=dev'" -o '${BINARY}'
+	packer plugins install --path ${BINARY} "$(shell echo "${PLUGIN_FQN}" | sed 's/packer-plugin-//')"
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: fmtcheck