diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 76b9a524f3..28e977bf00 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ env-file: ## write the env file used by dsp-stack.
 #################################
 
 .PHONY: stack-up
-stack-up: docker-build env-file ## starts the dsp-stack: fuseki, sipi, api.
+stack-up: docker-build env-file ## starts the dsp-stack: fuseki, sipi, api and app.
 	@docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d db
 	$(CURRENT_DIR)/webapi/scripts/wait-for-db.sh
 	@docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ stack-config: env-file
 stack-without-api: stack-up ## starts the dsp-stack without dsp-api: fuseki and sipi only.
 	@docker compose -f docker-compose.yml stop api
 
+.PHONY: stack-without-app
+stack-without-app: stack-up ## starts the dsp-stack without dsp-app - this is the previous state of "make stack-up" command.
+	@docker compose -f docker-compose.yml stop app
+
 .PHONY: stack-without-api-and-sipi
 stack-without-api-and-sipi: stack-up ## starts the dsp-stack without dsp-api and sipi: fuseki only.
 	@docker compose -f docker-compose.yml stop api