diff --git a/ansible/roles/senlin/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/senlin/defaults/main.yml
index 65ebf3b7e1..5515d0d106 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/senlin/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/senlin/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ senlin_services:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/senlin-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
       - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+      - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/senlin/senlin:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/senlin' if senlin_dev_mode | bool else '' }}"
   senlin-engine:
     container_name: senlin_engine
     group: senlin-engine
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ senlin_services:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/senlin-engine/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
       - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+      - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/senlin/senlin:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/senlin' if senlin_dev_mode | bool else '' }}"
 
 ####################
 # Database
@@ -56,3 +58,11 @@ senlin_logging_debug: "{{ openstack_logging_debug }}"
 senlin_keystone_user: "senlin"
 
 openstack_senlin_auth: "{{ openstack_auth }}"
+
+
+####################
+# Kolla
+####################
+senlin_git_repository: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_git }}/{{ project_name }}"
+senlin_dev_repos_pull: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_pull }}"
+senlin_dev_mode: "{{ kolla_dev_mode }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/senlin/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/senlin/handlers/main.yml
index 43c017da8e..7e367d3d71 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/senlin/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/senlin/handlers/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     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]
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     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/senlin/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml b/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
index 1fe89fb214..cc5a3961ea 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
       BOOTSTRAP:
     name: "bootstrap_senlin"
     restart_policy: "never"
-    volumes: "{{ senlin_api.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ senlin_api.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
   run_once: True
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[senlin_api.group][0] }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/clone.yml b/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/clone.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..453b3e4234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/clone.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: Cloning senlin source repository for development
+  git:
+    repo: "{{ senlin_git_repository }}"
+    dest: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory }}/{{ project_name }}"
+    update: "{{ senlin_dev_repos_pull }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/config.yml
index a460b8382d..d6f22617a4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/senlin/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_senlin_containers
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/deploy.yml
index 7e02e41d90..b9792d9512 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/senlin/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['senlin-api'] or
         inventory_hostname in groups['senlin-engine']
 
+- include: clone.yml
+  when: senlin_dev_mode | bool
+
 - include: bootstrap.yml
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['senlin-api']