diff --git a/src/scripts/builders/contribute.ts b/src/scripts/builders/contribute.ts
index 0511823591..1dce2f6f64 100644
--- a/src/scripts/builders/contribute.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/builders/contribute.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,11 @@ const buildContributorDocs = async () => {
     latestRelease = `v${  latestRelease}`;
   }
 
-  await cloneLibraryRepo(clonedRepoPath, docsRepoUrl, latestRelease);
+  await cloneLibraryRepo(
+    clonedRepoPath,
+    process.env.P5_REPO_URL || docsRepoUrl,
+    process.env.P5_BRANCH || latestRelease,
+  );
 
   // Clean out previous files
   console.log("Cleaning out current content collection...");
diff --git a/src/scripts/utils.ts b/src/scripts/utils.ts
index c025eec050..82b228355d 100644
--- a/src/scripts/utils.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/utils.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const cloneLibraryRepo = async (
     shouldFixAbsolutePathInPreprocessor?: boolean
   } = {}
 ) => {
+  console.log(`Considering cloning repo: ${repoUrl} branch: ${branch} into path: ${localSavePath}`);
   const git = simpleGit();
 
   const repoExists = await fileExistsAt(localSavePath);