diff --git a/docs/examples/add-to-your-application/go/Makefile b/docs/examples/add-to-your-application/go/Makefile
index ff3824a6ab..06f97fd607 100644
--- a/docs/examples/add-to-your-application/go/Makefile
+++ b/docs/examples/add-to-your-application/go/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 test:
 	make -C ../../../../languages/go copy_lib
+	go mod tidy
 	go test