diff --git a/simple.mk b/simple.mk
index cfce804..326c239 100644
--- a/simple.mk
+++ b/simple.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 MANDATORY-copy = DEPLOY_TYPE DEPLOY_HOSTS SSH_USER DEPLOY_PATH DEPLOY_NAME
+MANDATORY-simple = $(MANDATORY-copy)
+
 # copy
 #
 # this just rsyncs the stuff to the remote server(s) and runs