diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/watcher/defaults/main.yml
index 854afe1bae..b5eafe6221 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/watcher/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ watcher_services:
     volumes:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/watcher-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/watcher/watcher:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/watcher' if watcher_dev_mode | bool else '' }}"
       - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
   watcher-applier:
     container_name: watcher_applier
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ watcher_services:
     volumes:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/watcher-applier/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/watcher/watcher:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/watcher' if watcher_dev_mode | bool else '' }}"
       - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
   watcher-engine:
     container_name: watcher_engine
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ watcher_services:
     volumes:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/watcher-engine/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/watcher/watcher:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/watcher' if watcher_dev_mode | bool else '' }}"
       - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
 
 
@@ -69,3 +72,11 @@ watcher_logging_debug: "{{ openstack_logging_debug }}"
 watcher_keystone_user: "watcher"
 
 openstack_watcher_auth: "{{ openstack_auth }}"
+
+
+####################
+# Kolla
+####################
+watcher_git_repository: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_git }}/{{ project_name }}"
+watcher_dev_repos_pull: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_pull }}"
+watcher_dev_mode: "{{ kolla_dev_mode }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/watcher/handlers/main.yml
index 3ae4379b5e..4fd9e4b0db 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/watcher/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/handlers/main.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
-    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
     - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
-    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
     - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
-    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
     - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml b/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
index 7e419de3ba..089e9f2dc4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
       BOOTSTRAP:
     name: "bootstrap_watcher"
     restart_policy: "never"
-    volumes: "{{ watcher_api.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ watcher_api.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
   run_once: True
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[watcher_api.group][0] }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/clone.yml b/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/clone.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47c1b86be0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/clone.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: Cloning watcher source repository for development
+  git:
+    repo: "{{ watcher_git_repository }}"
+    dest: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory }}/{{ project_name }}"
+    update: "{{ watcher_dev_repos_pull }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/config.yml
index aa2e09fe3a..775e3840de 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/config.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ item.value.container_name }}"
     image: "{{ item.value.image }}"
-    volumes: "{{ item.value.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ item.value.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
   register: check_watcher_containers
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/deploy.yml
index 2b77abf57e..3383b08d5f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
         inventory_hostname in groups['watcher-engine'] or
         inventory_hostname in groups['watcher-applier']
 
+- include: clone.yml
+  when: watcher_dev_mode | bool
+
 - include: bootstrap.yml
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['watcher-api']