diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 56c623ad25..e6102a8c60 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ UISOURCES := $(shell find ui -type f -not \( -path ui/build/\* -o -path ui/node_
 # All precanned dashboards
 PRECANNED := $(shell find chronograf/canned -name '*.json')
 
-
 # List of binary cmds to build
 CMDS := \
 	bin/$(GOOS)/influx \
diff --git a/http/Makefile b/http/Makefile
index 1fc468a2b7..5aeb99f057 100644
--- a/http/Makefile
+++ b/http/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ clean: $(SUBDIRS)
 
 GO_RUN := env GO111MODULE=on go run
 
+ifndef SKIP_CLIENT
 ../ui/src/api/api.ts: $(SOURCES)
 	openapi-generator generate -g typescript-axios -o ../ui/src/api -i cur_swagger.yml
+endif
 
 .PHONY: all clean $(SUBDIRS)