diff --git a/configure/modules/CONFIG b/configure/modules/CONFIG
index 2e4bf28ae2b21e0e60f47b9cd684026afd1c8ed2..bd434649da5bb7376b09584806631a2122d02a0c 100644
--- a/configure/modules/CONFIG
+++ b/configure/modules/CONFIG
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # -*- mode: Makefile;-*-
 
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_REQUIRE
+
+ifneq (,$(findstring local,$(MAKECMDGOALS)))
+E3_MODULES_PATH=$(TOP)/localMods
+endif
+
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_E3_PATH
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_E3_MAKEFILE
 include $(REQUIRE_CONFIG)/CONFIG_EPICS
diff --git a/configure/modules/RULES_E3 b/configure/modules/RULES_E3
index 4bc23e07f552bae095189c0e5aa2edad02098684..d5ec111300561ce868d758eee590fa01c024e281 100644
--- a/configure/modules/RULES_E3
+++ b/configure/modules/RULES_E3
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ uninstall: conf
 	$(QUIET) $(SUDOBASH) '$(E3_MODULE_MAKE_CMDS) uninstall'
 	$(SUDO) find $(E3_SITELIBS_PATH) -xtype l -delete 
 
+localinstall: install_module
+
+localuninstall: conf
+	$(QUIET) $(SUDOBASH) '$(E3_MODULE_MAKE_CMDS) uninstall'
+	$(SUDO) rm -rf $(E3_MODULES_PATH)
+
 ## Build the EPICS Module : $(E3_MODULE_NAME)
 # Build always the Module with the EPICS_MODULES_TAG
 build: conf checkout vlibs