diff --git a/bin/dev_as_prod b/bin/dev_as_prod
index ea7e8cd..5afa697 100755
--- a/bin/dev_as_prod
+++ b/bin/dev_as_prod
@@ -4,16 +4,18 @@ export RAILS_ENV=production
 export SECRET_KEY_BASE=42
 export SEMANTIC_LOGGER_APP=egr
 
-if [[ -d public/assets ]]; then
-  echo "ASSETS are already precompiled: MODIFIED_TIME"
+function usage {
+  echo "argument required:"
+  echo "  server"
+  echo "  console"
+  echo "  <...> (any rake entry)"
+}
+
+command=$1
+[[ -z "$command" ]] && usage && exit
+if [[ $command =~ 'server|s' ]]; then
+  [[ -d public/assets ]] && echo "ASSETS are already precompiled: MODIFIED_TIME" || rails assets:precompile
+  rails server
 else
-  rails assets:precompile
+  rails $command
 fi
-
-rails server
-
-# TO REMOVE PROD assets:
-#   rm -rf public/assets
-
-# journalctl --all -o cat --full -t egr
-# journalctl --all -o short -full --no-hostname -t egr -f