diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1043fbe..d166862 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 all:
 	@echo "make install - Install into DESTDIR"
+	@echo "make lint    - Run lint tests"
 	@echo "make test    - Run tests"
 	@echo "make kitchen - Run Kitchen CI tests (create, converge, verify)"
 	@echo "make clean   - Cleanup after tests run"
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@
 	[ -d $(DESTDIR)/$(RECLASSDIR)/service/$(FORMULANAME) ] || mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(RECLASSDIR)/service/$(FORMULANAME)
 	cp -a metadata/service/* $(DESTDIR)/$(RECLASSDIR)/service/$(FORMULANAME)
 
+lint:
+	[ ! -d tests ] || (cd tests; ./run_tests.sh lint)
+
 test:
 	[ ! -d tests ] || (cd tests; ./run_tests.sh)
 
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@
 	[ ! -f debian/changelog ] || dch -v $(VERSION_MAJOR).$(NEW_MINOR_VERSION) -m --force-distribution -D `dpkg-parsechangelog -S Distribution` "New version"
 	make genchangelog-$(VERSION_MAJOR).$(NEW_MINOR_VERSION)
 	(git add -u; git commit -m "Version $(VERSION_MAJOR).$(NEW_MINOR_VERSION)")
-	git tag -s -m $(NEW_MAJOR_VERSION) $(VERSION_MAJOR).$(NEW_MINOR_VERSION)
+	git tag -s -m $(VERSION_MAJOR).$(NEW_MINOR_VERSION) $(VERSION_MAJOR).$(NEW_MINOR_VERSION)
 
 check-changes:
 	@git log --pretty=oneline --decorate $(VERSION)..HEAD | grep -Eqc '.*' || (echo "No new changes since version $(VERSION)"; exit 1)
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index 4ee4e0f..9761585 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     log_info "Setting up Python virtualenv"
     virtualenv $VENV_DIR
     source ${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate
-    pip install salt${PIP_SALT_VERSION}
+    python -m pip install salt${PIP_SALT_VERSION}
 }
 
 setup_mock_bin() {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 
 salt_run() {
     [ -e ${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate ] && source ${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate
-    salt-call ${SALT_OPTS} $*
+    python $(which salt-call) ${SALT_OPTS} $*
 }
 
 prepare() {