diff --git a/analyzer/meson.build b/analyzer/meson.build
index 9ae1548..3354725 100644
--- a/analyzer/meson.build
+++ b/analyzer/meson.build
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
                           analyzer_src,
                           include_directories : incdir,
                           dependencies : libhei_dep,
+                          cpp_args : test_arg,
                           install : false)
diff --git a/attn/meson.build b/attn/meson.build
index 5d53674..f75bd60 100644
--- a/attn/meson.build
+++ b/attn/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# needed to find external libraries not registered with package manager
-cmplr = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
-
 # async gpio monitor needs boost library
 boost_args = ['-DBOOST_ASIO_DISABLE_THREADS',
               '-DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY',
@@ -26,8 +23,7 @@
 )
 
 # see if phosphor-logging is available, if not use test case logging code
-h = 'phosphor-logging/log.hpp'
-if cmplr.compiles('#include <@0@>'.format(h), name : '#include <@0@>'.format(h))
+if (true == phosphor_logging)
     logging_src = 'attn_logging.cpp'
 else
     logging_src = '../test/end2end/logging.cpp'
@@ -43,5 +39,5 @@
                       attn_src,
                       include_directories : incdir,
                       dependencies : [libpdbg, sdbusplus, libgpiod],
-                      cpp_args : boost_args,
+                      cpp_args : [boost_args, test_arg],
                       install : true)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 352e5e4..891b3b5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@
 
 incdir = include_directories('.')
 
+# See if phosphor-logging is available, if not use test case logging code. This
+# allows for local builds outside of CI test sandbox.
+h = 'phosphor-logging/log.hpp'
+cmplr = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
+if cmplr.compiles('#include <@0@>'.format(h), name : '#include <@0@>'.format(h))
+    test_arg = []
+    phosphor_logging = true
+else
+    test_arg = [
+        '-DTEST_TRACE',
+    ]
+    phosphor_logging = false
+endif
+
 subdir('analyzer')
 subdir('attn')
 
@@ -30,6 +44,7 @@
   executable('openpower-hw-diags', 'main.cpp', 'cli.cpp', 'listener.cpp',
               dependencies : [lrt, pthread],
               link_with : [analyzer, attn],
+              cpp_args : test_arg,
               install : true)
 endif