diff --git a/scripts/comm-dev.sh b/scripts/comm-dev.sh
index e2cb8c396..f2cd3593b 100755
--- a/scripts/comm-dev.sh
+++ b/scripts/comm-dev.sh
@@ -1,69 +1,71 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 
 # This is an entry for common development workflows like starting and stopping
 # expensive services
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
 COMM_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 
 log() {
   echo "$@" >&2
 }
 
 usage() {
   echo "Comm Development"
   echo ""
   echo "Commands:"
   echo "  services - start or stop development services"
   echo ""
 
   exit 1
 }
 
 services_usage() {
   echo "Comm Development Services"
   echo ""
   echo "Commands:"
   echo "  restart - restart services"
-  echo "  start   - start rabbitmq"
-  echo "  stop    - stop rabbitmq"
+  echo "  start   - start localstack and rabbitmq"
+  echo "  stop    - stop localstack and rabbitmq"
   echo ""
 
   exit 1
 }
 
 services_command() {
   case "$1" in
     restart)
       "$0" services stop || true
       "$0" services start
       ;;
     start)
       nix run "$COMM_ROOT"#rabbitmq-up
+      nix run "$COMM_ROOT"#localstack-up
       ;;
     stop)
       log "Stopping services"
+      nix run "$COMM_ROOT"#localstack-down
       pkill rabbitmq-server beam.smp
       ;;
     *)
       log "$(basename "$0"): unknown services option '$1'"
       services_usage
       exit 1
     ;;
   esac
 }
 
 case "$1" in
   -h|--help)
     usage
     ;;
   services)
     shift
     services_command "$@"
     ;;
   *)
     log "$(basename "$0"): unknown option '$1'"
     usage
     ;;
 esac