diff --git a/contrib/pyln-proto/Makefile b/contrib/pyln-proto/Makefile
new file mode 100644
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+#! /usr/bin/make
+
+default: check-source check
+
+check:
+	pytest
+
+check-source:
+	flake8 --ignore=E501,E731,W503
+