diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4db531..8b355ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ docker-compose up
 
 ### Build from your local machine
 
-> **Note**: Local build is currently only supported on Linux OS distributions.
+> **Note**: Local build is currently only supported on Linux OS and Mac OSX distributions.
 
 1. Download the source code or clone the repository;
 2. Move to the build directory;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ cd build
 
 3. Edit the [build.yml](build/build.yml) file with your favorite tech stack version;
 4. Match those version on the [docker compose](build/docker-compose.yml) file;
-5. Build up the images;
+5. Build up the images (for Mac OSX see below and then continue to step 6);
 
 ```bash
 chmod +x build.sh ; ./build.sh
@@ -99,6 +99,22 @@ docker-compose up
 8. Stop the cluster by typing `ctrl+c` on the terminal;
 9. Run step 6 to restart the cluster.
 
+#### Mac OSX
+
+Mac OSX comes with the preinstalled BSD version of `grep`.
+In order to be able to build these Docker images, you will need to install GNU version of grep with Homebrew:
+
+```
+brew install grep
+```
+
+> **Note**: From now on you can use the GNU version of grep by calling ``ggrep``.
+Now you can run the steps described above, but add an argument in step 5:
+
+```bash
+chmod +x build.sh ; ./build.sh mac
+```
+
 ## <a name="tech-stack"></a>Tech Stack
 
 - Infra
diff --git a/build/build.sh b/build/build.sh
index 62ec307..33ab228 100755
--- a/build/build.sh
+++ b/build/build.sh
@@ -6,14 +6,30 @@
 # -- Variables ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# check if 'mac' is passed as an argument and use 'ggrep' then
+# 'ggrep' (GNU version of grep for Mac) can be installed from homebrew
+if [[ $1 == "mac" ]]
+then
+  grep="ggrep"
+else
+  grep="grep"
+fi
+
+grep_origin="$(${grep} --version)"
+if [[ $grep_origin != *"GNU"* ]]; then
+  echo "Using wrong grep: ${grep_origin}. GNU version is required. You can install it e.g. with homebrew on Mac."
+  exit
+fi
+
+
 BUILD_DATE="$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%d')"
 
-SHOULD_BUILD_BASE="$(grep -m 1 build_base build.yml | grep -o -P '(?<=").*(?=")')"
-SHOULD_BUILD_SPARK="$(grep -m 1 build_spark build.yml | grep -o -P '(?<=").*(?=")')"
-SHOULD_BUILD_JUPYTERLAB="$(grep -m 1 build_jupyter build.yml | grep -o -P '(?<=").*(?=")')"
+SHOULD_BUILD_BASE="$(${grep} -m 1 build_base build.yml | ${grep} -o -P '(?<=").*(?=")')"
+SHOULD_BUILD_SPARK="$(${grep} -m 1 build_spark build.yml | ${grep} -o -P '(?<=").*(?=")')"
+SHOULD_BUILD_JUPYTERLAB="$(${grep} -m 1 build_jupyter build.yml | ${grep} -o -P '(?<=").*(?=")')"
 
-SPARK_VERSION="$(grep -m 1 spark build.yml | grep -o -P '(?<=").*(?=")')"
-JUPYTERLAB_VERSION="$(grep -m 1 jupyterlab build.yml | grep -o -P '(?<=").*(?=")')"
+SPARK_VERSION="$(${grep} -m 1 spark build.yml | ${grep} -o -P '(?<=").*(?=")')"
+JUPYTERLAB_VERSION="$(${grep} -m 1 jupyterlab build.yml | ${grep} -o -P '(?<=").*(?=")')"
 
 SPARK_VERSION_MAJOR=${SPARK_VERSION:0:1}
 
@@ -37,27 +53,27 @@ fi
 
 function cleanContainers() {
 
-    container="$(docker ps -a | grep 'jupyterlab' | awk '{print $1}')"
+    container="$(docker ps -a | ${grep} 'jupyterlab' | awk '{print $1}')"
     docker stop "${container}"
     docker rm "${container}"
 
-    container="$(docker ps -a | grep 'spark-worker' -m 1 | awk '{print $1}')"
+    container="$(docker ps -a | ${grep} 'spark-worker' -m 1 | awk '{print $1}')"
     while [ -n "${container}" ];
     do
       docker stop "${container}"
       docker rm "${container}"
-      container="$(docker ps -a | grep 'spark-worker' -m 1 | awk '{print $1}')"
+      container="$(docker ps -a | ${grep} 'spark-worker' -m 1 | awk '{print $1}')"
     done
 
-    container="$(docker ps -a | grep 'spark-master' | awk '{print $1}')"
+    container="$(docker ps -a | ${grep} 'spark-master' | awk '{print $1}')"
     docker stop "${container}"
     docker rm "${container}"
 
-    container="$(docker ps -a | grep 'spark-base' | awk '{print $1}')"
+    container="$(docker ps -a | ${grep} 'spark-base' | awk '{print $1}')"
     docker stop "${container}"
     docker rm "${container}"
 
-    container="$(docker ps -a | grep 'base' | awk '{print $1}')"
+    container="$(docker ps -a | ${grep} 'base' | awk '{print $1}')"
     docker stop "${container}"
     docker rm "${container}"
 
@@ -67,19 +83,19 @@ function cleanImages() {
 
     if [[ "${SHOULD_BUILD_JUPYTERLAB}" == "true" ]]
     then
-      docker rmi -f "$(docker images | grep -m 1 'jupyterlab' | awk '{print $3}')"
+      docker rmi -f "$(docker images | ${grep} -m 1 'jupyterlab' | awk '{print $3}')"
     fi
 
     if [[ "${SHOULD_BUILD_SPARK}" == "true" ]]
     then
-      docker rmi -f "$(docker images | grep -m 1 'spark-worker' | awk '{print $3}')"
-      docker rmi -f "$(docker images | grep -m 1 'spark-master' | awk '{print $3}')"
-      docker rmi -f "$(docker images | grep -m 1 'spark-base' | awk '{print $3}')"
+      docker rmi -f "$(docker images | ${grep} -m 1 'spark-worker' | awk '{print $3}')"
+      docker rmi -f "$(docker images | ${grep} -m 1 'spark-master' | awk '{print $3}')"
+      docker rmi -f "$(docker images | ${grep} -m 1 'spark-base' | awk '{print $3}')"
     fi
 
     if [[ "${SHOULD_BUILD_BASE}" == "true" ]]
     then
-      docker rmi -f "$(docker images | grep -m 1 'base' | awk '{print $3}')"
+      docker rmi -f "$(docker images | ${grep} -m 1 'base' | awk '{print $3}')"
     fi
 
 }