diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index 4a1f27c0512b..49d6b0104a77 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ Config.prototype.update = function (options) {
     this.officialBuild = this.buildConfig === 'Release'
   }
 
-  if (this.debugBuild) {
+  if (!this.officialBuild) {
     this.channel = 'development'
   } else if (options.channel !== 'release') {
     // In chromium src, empty string represents stable channel.
diff --git a/lib/start.js b/lib/start.js
index 0c86e3698efa..ef9943e9d1a2 100644
--- a/lib/start.js
+++ b/lib/start.js
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ const start = (buildConfig = config.defaultBuildConfig, options) => {
     // This only has meaning with MacOS and official build.
     braveArgs.push('--disable-brave-update')
   }
+  if (options.single_process) {
+    braveArgs.push('--single-process')
+  }
 
   let cmdOptions = {
     stdio: 'inherit',
diff --git a/scripts/commands.js b/scripts/commands.js
index 62bbd32994e5..f1dcb5afd349 100644
--- a/scripts/commands.js
+++ b/scripts/commands.js
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ program
   .option('--disable_pdfjs_extension', 'disable loading the PDFJS extension')
   .option('--enable_brave_update', 'enable brave update')
   .option('--channel <target_chanel>', 'target channel to start', /^(beta|dev|nightly|release)$/i, 'release')
+  .option('--official_build <official_build>', 'force official build settings')
+  .option('--single_process', 'use a single process')
   .arguments('[build_config]')
   .action(start)