diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 443c360..b25fb83 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,13 +20,8 @@ STATICCHECK_IGNORE = \
   github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp/instrument_server_test.go:SA1019 \
   github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/http.go:SA1019
 
-.PHONY: get_dep
-get_dep:
-	@echo ">> getting dependencies" 
-	$(GO) get -t ./...
-
 .PHONY: test
-test: get_dep common-test
+test: deps common-test
 
 .PHONY: test-short
-test-short: get_dep common-test-short
+test-short: deps common-test-short
diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 7105cff..108e494 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ common-check_license:
                exit 1; \
        fi
 
+.PHONY: common-deps
+common-deps:
+	@echo ">> getting dependencies"
+ifdef GO111MODULE
+	GO111MODULE=$(GO111MODULE) $(GO) mod download
+else
+	$(GO) get $(GOOPTS) -t ./...
+endif
+
 .PHONY: common-test-short
 common-test-short:
 	@echo ">> running short tests"
@@ -221,7 +230,6 @@ precheck::
 define PRECHECK_COMMAND_template =
 precheck:: $(1)_precheck
 
-
 PRECHECK_COMMAND_$(1) ?= $(1) $$(strip $$(PRECHECK_OPTIONS_$(1)))
 .PHONY: $(1)_precheck
 $(1)_precheck: