diff --git a/config/settings/local.py b/config/settings/local.py
index ccaf43208c..477f287315 100644
--- a/config/settings/local.py
+++ b/config/settings/local.py
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 # django-silk
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk#requirements
-INSTALLED_APPS += ["silk"]
-MIDDLEWARE += ["silk.middleware.SilkyMiddleware"]
+if env("ENABLE_SILK", default=False):
+    INSTALLED_APPS += ["silk"]
+    MIDDLEWARE += ["silk.middleware.SilkyMiddleware"]
 # https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk#profiling
 SILKY_PYTHON_PROFILER = True
 
diff --git a/docker/.local.env b/docker/.local.env
index b00327fc9b..9d7dc6043a 100644
--- a/docker/.local.env
+++ b/docker/.local.env
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:postgres@db:5432/care
 REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379
 CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://redis:6379/0
 
-DJANGO_DEBUG=False
+DJANGO_DEBUG=true
+ATTACH_DEBUGGER=false
 
 BUCKET_REGION=ap-south-1
 BUCKET_KEY=key
diff --git a/docker/dev.Dockerfile b/docker/dev.Dockerfile
index 9bbb9e492a..6b605913d8 100644
--- a/docker/dev.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/dev.Dockerfile
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ RUN ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture) && \
     rm -rf typst.tar.xz typst-${TYPST_ARCH}
 
 # use pipenv to manage virtualenv
-RUN pip install pipenv==2024.4.0
-
 RUN python -m venv /.venv
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pip pip install pipenv==2024.4.0
+
 COPY Pipfile Pipfile.lock $APP_HOME/
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pip pipenv  install --system --categories "packages dev-packages docs"
 
diff --git a/scripts/start-dev.sh b/scripts/start-dev.sh
index 1071bc6f67..f220165d5d 100755
--- a/scripts/start-dev.sh
+++ b/scripts/start-dev.sh
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 python manage.py compilemessages -v 0
 
 echo "starting server..."
-if [[ "${DJANGO_DEBUG,,}" == "true" ]]; then
+if [[ "${ATTACH_DEBUGGER}" == "true" ]]; then
   echo "waiting for debugger..."
-  python -m debugpy --wait-for-client --listen 0.0.0.0:9876 manage.py runserver_plus 0.0.0.0:9000
+  python -m debugpy --wait-for-client --listen 0.0.0.0:9876 manage.py runserver_plus 0.0.0.0:9000 --print-sql
 else
-  python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:9000
+  python manage.py runserver_plus 0.0.0.0:9000 --print-sql
 fi