diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ed64ba..68472d1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ setup: deps db
 deps:
 	@pip install -r requirements.txt
 
-pyvows: db
+sandbox_shell:
+	@env PYTHONPATH=$$PYTHONPATH:vows/sandbox/:. python vows/sandbox/manage.py shell
+
+pyvows:
 	@env PYTHONPATH=$$PYTHONPATH:vows/sandbox/:. pyvows -c -l django_pyvows --profile-threshold 95 vows/
 
 ci_test: