diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 32ecf68..f21e9fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
+### December 2, 2024
+- allow access for WordPress local dev from within a local container ([DESCW-2657](https://citz-gdx.atlassian.net/browse/DESCW-2657))
+- removed $ROOT_PATH from wp command as it gave undesired results, and not required.
+
 ### November 1, 2024
 - update plugin/theme deployments ([DESCW-2691](https://citz-gdx.atlassian.net/browse/DESCW-2691))
 - update images ([DESCW-2689](https://citz-gdx.atlassian.net/browse/DESCW-2689))
diff --git a/dev/bin/commands.sh b/dev/bin/commands.sh
index 0ec4a8c..ea293a7 100644
--- a/dev/bin/commands.sh
+++ b/dev/bin/commands.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ wp_stop() {
 
 # Access to the WordPress cli
 wp() {
-    cd $ROOT_PATH
+    #cd $ROOT_PATH
     docker exec -it dev-wp-cli-1 wp $@
 }
 
diff --git a/dev/docker-compose.yaml b/dev/docker-compose.yaml
index 9523632..ba21316 100644
--- a/dev/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/dev/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ services:
       context: ../openshift/templates/images/nginx/docker
     ports:
       - 443:443
+      # This is to allow access to WordPress local deployment inside another container
+      - 38080:38080
     links:
       - wordpress-php-fpm
     depends_on:
diff --git a/openshift/templates/images/nginx/docker/local-dev.conf b/openshift/templates/images/nginx/docker/local-dev.conf
index 78373fe..6d75f7a 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/images/nginx/docker/local-dev.conf
+++ b/openshift/templates/images/nginx/docker/local-dev.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
+# This is to allow access to WordPress local development from within a container, as localhost 443 work work
+# example curl http://host.docker.internal:38080/embc/wp-json/naad/v1/alert
+server {
+    server_name bcgov.test;
+    listen 38080;
+    listen [::]:38080;
+    log_not_found off;
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass https://localhost;
+    }
+}
+
 server {
     index index.php index.html;
     server_name localhost;
-    listen 443 ssl;
+    listen 443 default_server ssl;
     listen [::]:443 ssl;
     error_log  /dev/stderr;
     access_log /dev/stdout;
@@ -30,8 +42,7 @@ server {
         stub_status on;
         access_log off;
         log_not_found off;
-        allow 127.0.0.1;
-        deny all;
+
     }
 
     location ~ \.php$ {