diff --git a/build/build_rpms.sh b/build/build_rpms.sh
index eb7f08d6a3..694c41bb99 100755
--- a/build/build_rpms.sh
+++ b/build/build_rpms.sh
@@ -26,20 +26,23 @@ if [ ! -d awips2-static ]; then
    rm -rf static.tar
 fi
 
-# Test build procedure on a quick rpm
-#su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -b awips2"
-#su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -b awips2-maps-database"
-su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -b awips2-database"
-#su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -b awips2-ncep-database"
+# to test the dockerized build procedure on a quick rpm
+#su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -b awips2-ldm"
 
-# Build all groups (in this order)
-#su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -ade"
-#su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -python"
-#su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -qpid"
-#su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -server"
-#su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -edex"
-#su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -database"
-#su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -cave"
+# provides rpm name as arg (ex: ./build/setup.sh el7 awips2-python-jep)
+prog=$2
+if [ ! -z "$prog" ]; then
+  su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -b $prog"
+else
+  # Build all groups (in this order)
+  #su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -ade"
+  #su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -python"
+  #su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -qpid"
+  #su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -server"
+  su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -edex"
+  #su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -database"
+  #su - awips -c "/bin/bash $buildsh -cave"
+fi
 
 # Manage RPMs
 if [ "$(ls -A ${JENKINS_HOME}/build/rpms/awips2_${AWIPSII_VERSION}/x86_64/)" ]; then
diff --git a/build/setup.sh b/build/setup.sh
index 56dc334c8c..8bf6447cdd 100755
--- a/build/setup.sh
+++ b/build/setup.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dirs=$builds_dir$static_dir$rpm_dir$core_dir$corefoss_dir$foss_dir$nws_dir$ncep_
 sudo docker run --entrypoint=/bin/bash --privileged -d -ti -e "container=docker" $dirs unidata/awips-ade:17.1.1-$os_version
 dockerID=$(sudo docker ps | grep awips-ade | awk '{print $1}' | head -1 )
 sudo docker logs $dockerID
-sudo docker exec -ti $dockerID /bin/bash -xec "/awips2/repo/awips2-builds/build/build_rpms.sh $os_version";
+sudo docker exec -ti $dockerID /bin/bash -xec "/awips2/repo/awips2-builds/build/build_rpms.sh $os_version $2";
 sudo docker stop $dockerID
 sudo docker rm -v $dockerID