diff --git a/scripts/local_rebuild.sh b/scripts/local_rebuild.sh
index ea8c39c..4478aa5 100755
--- a/scripts/local_rebuild.sh
+++ b/scripts/local_rebuild.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 fi
 
 
+# 3. Check for test nodes
+if [ -f "deployment/test-nodes/docker-compose.test-nodes.yml" ]; then
+    echo "🔗 Including Internal Test Nodes in deployment..."
+    COMPOSE_FILES="$COMPOSE_FILES -f deployment/test-nodes/docker-compose.test-nodes.yml"
+fi
 
 echo "🛑 Stopping and removing old Docker containers and networks..."
 sudo $DOCKER_CMD $COMPOSE_FILES down --remove-orphans || true