diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/defaults/main.yml
index 4d2bac2e92..63ba5e03ca 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/congress/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ congress_services:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/congress-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
       - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+      - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/congress/congress:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/congress' if congress_dev_mode | bool else '' }}"
   congress-policy-engine:
     container_name: congress_policy_engine
     group: congress-policy-engine
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ congress_services:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/congress-policy-engine/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
       - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+      - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/congress/congress:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/congress' if congress_dev_mode | bool else '' }}"
   congress-datasource:
     container_name: congress_datasource
     group: congress-datasource
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ congress_services:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/congress-datasource/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
       - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+      - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/congress/congress:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/congress' if congress_dev_mode | bool else '' }}"
 
 
 ####################
@@ -70,3 +73,11 @@ congress_logging_debug: "{{ openstack_logging_debug }}"
 congress_keystone_user: "congress"
 
 openstack_congress_auth: "{{ openstack_auth }}"
+
+
+####################
+# Kolla
+####################
+congress_git_repository: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_git }}/{{ project_name }}"
+congress_dev_repos_pull: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_pull }}"
+congress_dev_mode: "{{ kolla_dev_mode }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/handlers/main.yml
index 8b539cfcb5..d065d2521e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/congress/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/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/congress/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
index ca498c6201..85fcb131c4 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
       BOOTSTRAP:
     name: "bootstrap_congress"
     restart_policy: "never"
-    volumes: "{{ congress_api.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ congress_api.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
   run_once: True
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[congress_api.group][0] }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/clone.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/clone.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6942bd3f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/clone.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: Cloning congress source repository for development
+  git:
+    repo: "{{ congress_git_repository }}"
+    dest: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory }}/{{ project_name }}"
+    update: "{{ congress_dev_repos_pull }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/config.yml
index f60f1f9f34..75fcffa090 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/config.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     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_congress_containers
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/deploy.yml
index 1bf2c2a94b..e7b57aca8f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/congress/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
         inventory_hostname in groups['congress-policy-engine'] or
         inventory_hostname in groups['congress-datasource']
 
+- include: clone.yml
+  when: congress_dev_mode | bool
+
 - include: bootstrap.yml
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['congress-api']