diff --git a/build/build-usage.xml b/build/build-usage.xml
index 61b6a314d1d..264f27f5b1f 100644
--- a/build/build-usage.xml
+++ b/build/build-usage.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
   <import file="${oss.build.dir}/build-cloud.xml" optional="false"/>
   <property name="usage.dir" location="${base.dir}/usage" />
   <property name="usage.dist.dir" location="${dist.dir}/usage" />
-
+	<!-- ToDo: get actual PID -->	
+  <property name="pid" value="4567"/>
+	 
 <!-- ===================== Usage.Jar ===================== -->
   <path id="usage.classpath">
     <path refid="deps.classpath" /> 
@@ -55,4 +57,19 @@
     </copy>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="run-usage" depends="build-usage">
+    <java classname="com.cloud.usage.UsageServer" fork="true">
+        <classpath refid="usage.classpath"/>
+    	<jvmarg value="-Dpid=${pid}"/>
+    </java>
+  </target>	
+	
+    <target name="debug-usage" depends="build-usage">
+    	<java classname="com.cloud.usage.UsageServer" fork="true">
+	        <classpath refid="usage.classpath"/>
+	        <jvmarg value="-Dpid=${pid}"/>
+    		<jvmarg value="-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8788,server=y,suspend=n"/>
+	    </java>
+    </target> 
+	    	
 </project>