diff --git a/.lando.upstream.yml b/.lando.upstream.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cedca203ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.lando.upstream.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# This file sets some good defaults for local development using this Platform.sh
+# template with Lando.
+#
+# Note that you should not edit this file so it can continue to receive upstream
+# updates. If you wish to change the values below then override them in your
+# normal .lando.yml.
+
+# These both allow you to test this template without needing a site on Platform.sh
+# However you will want to replace them in your .lando.yml
+name: platformsh-ezplatform
+recipe: platformsh
+
+config:
+
+  # This section overrides Platform.sh configuration with values that make more
+  # sense for local development.
+  #
+  # Note that "app" is the name of the application defined in your
+  # .platform.app.yaml or applications.yaml.
+  overrides:
+    app:
+      variables:
+        env:
+          APP_ENV: dev
+          APP_DEBUG: 1
+
+# These are tools that are commonly used during development for this template.
+tooling:
+  console:
+    cmd: /app/bin/console
+    service: app
+
diff --git a/.platform.app.yaml b/.platform.app.yaml
index 72ae67a98d..f15586a6dc 100644
--- a/.platform.app.yaml
+++ b/.platform.app.yaml
@@ -131,7 +131,11 @@ hooks:
             echo "See: https://docs.platform.sh/tutorials/composer-auth.html#set-the-envcomposerauth-project-variable"
         fi
 
-        composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --no-progress --no-interaction --optimize-autoloader
+        if [ $APP_ENV != "prod" ]; then
+            composer install
+        else
+            composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --no-progress --no-interaction --optimize-autoloader
+        fi
 
     # Deploy hook, access to services & done once (per cluster, not per node), only mounts are writable at this point
     # Note: Http traffic is paused while this is running, so for prod code this should finish as fast as possible, < 30s