diff --git a/wfadatad/Makefile b/wfadatad/Makefile
index c9f55ed79..48137e52a 100644
--- a/wfadatad/Makefile
+++ b/wfadatad/Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=wfadatad
 PKG_VERSION:=6.10.2
 
+LOCAL_DEV=0
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=aaeed1df50a22bd391e5b1609e946991157308f4
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://dev.iopsys.eu/iopsys/wfadatad.git
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=skip
+endif
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_LICENSE:=PROPRIETARY IOPSYS
@@ -52,11 +55,25 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_WFA_DELM_STANDALONE),y)
 MAKE_FLAGS += CONFIG_WFA_DELM_STANDALONE=y
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(findstring ALPHA,$(CONFIG_VERSION_CODE)))
+MAKE_FLAGS += DEBUG=1
+endif
+
+ifneq (,$(findstring BETA,$(CONFIG_VERSION_CODE)))
+MAKE_FLAGS += DEBUG=1
+endif
+
 TARGET_CFLAGS += \
 	-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include \
 	-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/libnl3 \
 	-D_GNU_SOURCE
 
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
+define Build/Prepare
+  rsync -r --exclude=.* ~/git/wfadatad/ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/
+endef
+endif
+
 MAKE_PATH:=src