diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1a94410d93c9..8c2bfa9ae94c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ OTEL_STABLE_VERSION=main
 VERSION=$(shell git describe --always --match "v[0-9]*" HEAD)
 TRIMMED_VERSION=$(shell grep -o 'v[^-]*' <<< "$(VERSION)" | cut -c 2-)
 CORE_VERSIONS=$(SRC_PARENT_DIR)/opentelemetry-collector/versions.yaml
-GOMOD=$(SRC_ROOT)/go.mod
+GOMOD=$(SRC_ROOT)/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod
 
 COMP_REL_PATH=cmd/otelcontribcol/components.go
 MOD_NAME=github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ update-otel:$(MULTIMOD)
 	git add . && git commit -s -m "[chore] multimod update stable modules" ; \
 	$(MULTIMOD) sync -s=true -o ../opentelemetry-collector -m beta --commit-hash $(OTEL_VERSION)
 	git add . && git commit -s -m "[chore] multimod update beta modules" ; \
+	$(MAKE) gotidy
 	$(call updatehelper,$(CORE_VERSIONS),$(GOMOD),./cmd/otelcontribcol/builder-config.yaml) 
 	$(call updatehelper,$(CORE_VERSIONS),$(GOMOD),./cmd/oteltestbedcol/builder-config.yaml)
-	$(MAKE) gotidy
 	$(MAKE) genotelcontribcol
 	$(MAKE) genoteltestbedcol
 	$(MAKE) oteltestbedcol