diff --git a/.env.txt b/.env.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ee16fb636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## To use this file, rename this to .env which is already ignored by git.
+
+## Enable console.log for your local dev environment.
+VUE_APP_CONSOLE_LOG=true
diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index c3b4297502..de478b470f 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module.exports = {
     semi: ["off"],
     quotes: ["off"],
     indent: ["off"],
+    "no-console": 0,
     "jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key": "off",
     "padded-blocks": ["off"],
     "vue/singleline-html-element-content-newline": 0,
diff --git a/nuxt.config.js b/nuxt.config.js
index 29e66f0b42..2685d186cb 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/nuxt.config.js
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ export default {
         config.output.publicPath = sitePrefix
       }
     },
+    terser: {
+      // https://github.com/terser/terser#compress-options
+      // Exclude console.logs from prod builds. ( drop_console: true).
+      terserOptions: {
+        compress: {
+          drop_console: true,
+        },
+      },
+    },
   },
 
   generate: {
diff --git a/plugins/axe.client.js b/plugins/axe.client.js
index 4091467e77..3649c45c13 100644
--- a/plugins/axe.client.js
+++ b/plugins/axe.client.js
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 import Vue from "vue"
 
 export default function () {
+  const VueAxe = require("vue-axe").default
+  // If env file is present.
+  if (process.env.VUE_APP_CONSOLE_LOG) {
+    Vue.use(VueAxe, {
+      // Allow console.log on local.
+      allowConsoleClears: false,
+    })
+  }
+
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") {
-    const VueAxe = require("vue-axe").default
     Vue.use(VueAxe)
   }
 }