diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7b38fd4e..c66db922 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 install:
-	sudo meson builddir --prefix=/usr/local --wipe
+	sudo meson setup builddir --prefix=/usr/local --wipe
 	sudo ninja -C builddir install
 
 global:
-	sudo meson builddir --prefix=/usr --wipe
+	sudo meson setup builddir --prefix=/usr --wipe
 	sudo ninja -C builddir install
 
 release:
-	sudo meson builddir --prefix=/usr --Dbuildtype=release --wipe
+	sudo meson setup builddir --prefix=/usr --Dbuildtype=release --wipe
 	sudo ninja -C builddir install
-    
+
 user:
-	meson builddir --prefix="$(shell pwd)/builddir" --buildtype=debug --wipe
+	meson setup builddir --prefix="$(shell pwd)/builddir" --buildtype=debug --wipe
 	ninja -C builddir install
 	ninja -C builddir run
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 53d44828..6996c013 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PROJECT_RDNN_NAME = 'com.github.GradienceTeam.Gradience'
 
 # Set APPLICATION_ID and VERSION_SUFFIX
 if get_option('buildtype') == 'debug'
-  VCS_TAG = run_command('git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD').stdout().strip()
+  VCS_TAG = run_command('git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD', check: true).stdout().strip()
   if VCS_TAG == ''
     VERSION_SUFFIX = '-devel'
   else