diff --git a/drb_counter/rebuild-docker.sh b/drb_counter/rebuild-docker.sh
index ff228e86..354a354a 100755
--- a/drb_counter/rebuild-docker.sh
+++ b/drb_counter/rebuild-docker.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 pwd_dirname=$(basename $(pwd));
 script_dirname="drb_counter";
 arch=$(uname)
+environment="${1:-production}"
 if [ "$pwd_dirname" == "$script_dirname" ]; then
   echo "PWD DIRNAME: "$pwd_dirname;
   echo "You must run this script from the project's root dir (../) for the Dockerfile to have access to the configs to COPY";
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ if [ $arch == "Darwin" ]; then
   docker run -p 9022:9022 --env DRB_ENV=production --env COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway --restart unless-stopped --detach --name=mozo_drb_counter mozo_drb_counter
 else
   # docker run --network=host --env DRB_ENV=production --env COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway --restart unless-stopped --detach --name=mozo_drb_counter mozo_drb_counter
-  docker run --network=host --env DRB_ENV=production --env COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD --restart unless-stopped --detach --name=mozo_drb_counter mozo_drb_counter
+  docker run --network=host --env DRB_ENV=$environment --env COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD --restart unless-stopped --detach --name=mozo_drb_counter mozo_drb_counter
 fi
 
 # To just start the container created through al these steps without rebuilding them: