diff --git a/cloudformation/template.yaml b/cloudformation/template.yaml
index b925350a9..551cafc15 100644
--- a/cloudformation/template.yaml
+++ b/cloudformation/template.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Parameters:
 
   StaticAssetRebuildMode:
     Type: String
-    Description: By default, a static asset rebuild doesn't overwrite custom-content. Provide the value `overwrite_content` to replace the custom-content with your local version. Don't do this unless you know what you're doing -- all custom changes in your s3 bucket will be lost. 
+    Description: By default, a static asset rebuild doesn't overwrite custom-content. Provide the value `overwrite-content` to replace the custom-content with your local version. Don't do this unless you know what you're doing -- all custom changes in your s3 bucket will be lost. 
     Default: ''
 
   MarketplaceSubscriptionTopicProductCode:
diff --git a/dev-portal/README.md b/dev-portal/README.md
index bf0191eb8..bb2b58b2f 100644
--- a/dev-portal/README.md
+++ b/dev-portal/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ module.exports = {
 
   // Set this to overwrite-content if you want to reset your custom content back to the defaults. Defaults to ``
   // staticAssetRebuildMode: `overwrite-content` // ONLY SET
+  
+  // AWS SAM CLI profile option: optional specific profile from your AWS credential file. Not used by default
+  //awsSamCliProfile: "my-profile"
 }
 ```
 4. Run `npm run release`. This will build the static assets, deploy them, and generate the `dev-portal/public/config.js` file needed for local development. Take note of the bucket names you use
diff --git a/dev-portal/scripts/deploy-stack.js b/dev-portal/scripts/deploy-stack.js
index 20155c4e3..90220df84 100644
--- a/dev-portal/scripts/deploy-stack.js
+++ b/dev-portal/scripts/deploy-stack.js
@@ -21,15 +21,19 @@ const customersTableName = deployerConfig.customersTableName || 'DevPortalCustom
 const cognitoDomainName = deployerConfig.cognitoDomainName || ''
 const staticAssetRebuildMode = deployerConfig.staticAssetRebuildMode || ''
 
+// AWS SAM CLI configuration
+const awsSamCliProfile = deployerConfig.awsSamCliProfile;
+const profileOption = awsSamCliProfile ? `--profile ${awsSamCliProfile}` : ''
+
 function main() {
   Promise.resolve()
-    .then(() => execute(`sam package --template-file ${samTemplate} --output-template-file ${packageConfig} --s3-bucket ${buildAssetsBucket}`, true))
-    .then(() => execute(`sam deploy --template-file ${packageConfig} --stack-name ${stackName} --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM --parameter-overrides StaticAssetRebuildToken="${Date.now()}" StaticAssetRebuildMode="${staticAssetRebuildMode}" DevPortalSiteS3BucketName="${siteAssetsBucket}" ArtifactsS3BucketName="${apiAssetsBucket}" DevPortalCustomersTableName="${customersTableName}" CognitoDomainNameOrPrefix="${cognitoDomainName}" --s3-bucket ${buildAssetsBucket}`, true))
-    .then(() => writeConfig(true))
-    .then(() => console.log('\n' + 'Process Complete! Run `npm run start` to launch run the dev portal locally.\n'.green()))
-    .catch(err => {
-      console.log(("" + err).red())
-    })
+      .then(() => execute(`sam package --template-file ${samTemplate} --output-template-file ${packageConfig} --s3-bucket ${buildAssetsBucket} ${profileOption}`, true))
+.then(() => execute(`sam deploy --template-file ${packageConfig} --stack-name ${stackName} --capabilities CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM --parameter-overrides StaticAssetRebuildToken="${Date.now()}" StaticAssetRebuildMode="${staticAssetRebuildMode}" DevPortalSiteS3BucketName="${siteAssetsBucket}" ArtifactsS3BucketName="${apiAssetsBucket}" DevPortalCustomersTableName="${customersTableName}" CognitoDomainNameOrPrefix="${cognitoDomainName}" --s3-bucket ${buildAssetsBucket} ${profileOption}`, true))
+.then(() => writeConfig(true))
+.then(() => console.log('\n' + 'Process Complete! Run `npm run start` to launch run the dev portal locally.\n'.green()))
+.catch(err => {
+    console.log(("" + err).red())
+  })
 }
 
 if (samTemplate && packageConfig && stackName && buildAssetsBucket && siteAssetsBucket && apiAssetsBucket && customersTableName) {
diff --git a/dev-portal/scripts/write-config.js b/dev-portal/scripts/write-config.js
index fdc5f90c5..30f2db858 100644
--- a/dev-portal/scripts/write-config.js
+++ b/dev-portal/scripts/write-config.js
@@ -10,16 +10,20 @@ const { execute, r } = require('./utils.js')
 const buildConfig = require('../deployer.config.js')
 const stackName = buildConfig.stackName
 
+// AWS SAM CLI configuration
+const awsSamCliProfile = buildConfig.awsSamCliProfile;
+const profileOption = awsSamCliProfile ? `--profile ${awsSamCliProfile}` : ''
+
 function writeConfig (swallowOutput) {
-  return execute(`aws cloudformation describe-stacks --stack-name ${stackName}`, swallowOutput)
-  .then((result) => {
+  return execute(`aws cloudformation describe-stacks --stack-name ${stackName} ${profileOption}`, swallowOutput)
+      .then((result) => {
     const websiteUrl = (JSON.parse(result.stdout).Stacks[0].Outputs)
-      .find(output => output.OutputKey === "WebsiteURL").OutputValue
+        .find(output => output.OutputKey === "WebsiteURL").OutputValue
 
-    return fetch(`${websiteUrl}/config.js`).then(response => response.text())
-  })
-  .then(output => writeFile(r(`../public/config.js`), output))
-  .catch(console.error)
+  return fetch(`${websiteUrl}/config.js`).then(response => response.text())
+})
+.then(output => writeFile(r(`../public/config.js`), output))
+.catch(console.error)
 }
 
 module.exports = writeConfig
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