diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08f70ce00..be0469906 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,14 @@ $ docker network create --driver=bridge --subnet=198.18.0.0/15 --gateway=198.18.
 $ ./docker.local/bin/build.blobber.sh
 
 ```
-  
+
+For Apple M1 chip builds:
+
+```
+
+$ ./docker.local/bin/build.blobber.sh -m1
+
+```  
 
 3. After building the container for blobber, go to Blobber1 directory (git/blobber/docker.local/blobber1) and run the container using
 
diff --git a/docker.local/bin/build.blobber-integration-tests.sh b/docker.local/bin/build.blobber-integration-tests.sh
index 69b76eff7..895d5974c 100755
--- a/docker.local/bin/build.blobber-integration-tests.sh
+++ b/docker.local/bin/build.blobber-integration-tests.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,21 @@ set -e
 GIT_COMMIT=$(git rev-list -1 HEAD)
 echo $GIT_COMMIT
 
-docker build --build-arg GIT_COMMIT=$GIT_COMMIT -f docker.local/ValidatorDockerfile . -t validator
-docker build --build-arg GIT_COMMIT=$GIT_COMMIT -f docker.local/IntegrationTestsBlobberDockerfile . -t blobber
+cmd="build"
+
+for arg in "$@"
+do
+    case $arg in
+        -m1|--m1|m1)
+        echo "The build will be performed for Apple M1 chip"
+        cmd="buildx build --platform linux/amd64"
+        shift
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+docker $cmd --build-arg GIT_COMMIT=$GIT_COMMIT -f docker.local/ValidatorDockerfile . -t validator
+docker $cmd --build-arg GIT_COMMIT=$GIT_COMMIT -f docker.local/IntegrationTestsBlobberDockerfile . -t blobber
 
 for i in $(seq 1 6);
 do
diff --git a/docker.local/bin/build.blobber.sh b/docker.local/bin/build.blobber.sh
index 6b27f854c..4cd4fda82 100755
--- a/docker.local/bin/build.blobber.sh
+++ b/docker.local/bin/build.blobber.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,21 @@ set -e
 GIT_COMMIT=$(git rev-list -1 HEAD)
 echo $GIT_COMMIT
 
-docker build --build-arg GIT_COMMIT=$GIT_COMMIT -f docker.local/ValidatorDockerfile . -t validator
-docker build --build-arg GIT_COMMIT=$GIT_COMMIT -f docker.local/Dockerfile . -t blobber
+cmd="build"
+
+for arg in "$@"
+do
+    case $arg in
+        -m1|--m1|m1)
+        echo "The build will be performed for Apple M1 chip"
+        cmd="buildx build --platform linux/amd64"
+        shift
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+docker $cmd --build-arg GIT_COMMIT=$GIT_COMMIT -f docker.local/ValidatorDockerfile . -t validator
+docker $cmd --build-arg GIT_COMMIT=$GIT_COMMIT -f docker.local/Dockerfile . -t blobber
 
 for i in $(seq 1 6);
 do