diff --git a/production/packaging/local/build_and_test b/production/packaging/local/build_and_test
index b827f0f2..65c217cf 100755
--- a/production/packaging/local/build_and_test
+++ b/production/packaging/local/build_and_test
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ function _print_runtime() {
   exit ${STATUS}
 }
 
+# Default mode to nonprod to build local server and tools to enable all the loggings.
+declare MODE=nonprod
+
 function usage() {
   local exitval=${1-1}
   cat &>/dev/stderr <<USAGE
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ usage:
     --without-shared-cache       Containers will not mount ${HOME}/.cache/bazel
     --no-precommit               Skip precommit checks
     --with-tests                 Also runs tests before building
+    --mode <type>                Mode can  be prod or nonprod. Default: ${MODE}
 
 environment variables (all optional):
     WORKSPACE                    Set the path to the workspace (repo root)
@@ -63,6 +67,11 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       BUILD_AND_TEST_ARGS+=("--with-tests")
       shift
       ;;
+    --mode)
+      MODE="$2"
+      shift
+      shift
+      ;;
     --verbose)
       BUILD_AND_TEST_ARGS+=("--verbose")
       set -o xtrace
@@ -101,6 +110,6 @@ fi
 source "${BUILDER}" || fail "Failed to source builder.sh"
 
 printf "==== Running build_and_test_all_in_docker =====\n"
-if ! "${WORKSPACE}"/production/packaging/build_and_test_all_in_docker "${BUILD_AND_TEST_ARGS[@]}" --instance local --platform local; then
+if ! "${WORKSPACE}"/production/packaging/build_and_test_all_in_docker "${BUILD_AND_TEST_ARGS[@]}" --instance local --platform local --mode "${MODE}"; then
   fail "Failed to run build_and_test_all_in_docker"
 fi