diff --git a/.github/workflows/proto.yml b/.github/workflows/proto.yml
index b27f60b9e8..d6cc07d1eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/proto.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/proto.yml
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           PATTERNS: |
             **/**.proto
-      - name: proto-gen
+      - name: proto-gen-ci
         if: env.GIT_DIFF
         run: |
-          make proto-gen # proto-swagger-gen  FIXME swagger-gen result is not reproducible in CI
+          make proto-genci # proto-swagger-gen  FIXME swagger-gen result is not reproducible in CI
           git checkout -- go.mod go.sum docs/api/proto-docs.md  # FIXME doc gen not reproducible in CI
       - name: check working directory is clean
         uses: numtide/clean-git-action@main
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 61384ded26..dfa601477a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ endif
 HTTPS_GIT := https://github.com/crypto-org-chain/cronos.git
 protoVer=0.14.0
 protoImageName=ghcr.io/cosmos/proto-builder:$(protoVer)
-protoImage=$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace --user root $(protoImageName)
+protoImageCi=$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace --user root $(protoImageName)
+protoImage=$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace $(protoImageName)
 
 # ------
 # NOTE: If you are experiencing problems running these commands, try deleting
@@ -280,6 +281,10 @@ protoImage=$(DOCKER) run --rm -v $(CURDIR):/workspace --workdir /workspace --use
 #
 proto-all: proto-format proto-lint proto-gen
 
+proto-gen-ci:
+	@echo "Generating Protobuf files"
+	$(protoImageCi) sh ./scripts/protocgen.sh
+
 proto-gen:
 	@echo "Generating Protobuf files"
 	$(protoImage) sh ./scripts/protocgen.sh