diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 445233ffbb..c6de01cf64 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ exclude = [
     "tools/",
 ]
 
+# This profile optimizes for runtime performance and small binary size at the expense of longer
+# build times. It's most suitable for final release builds.
 [profile.release]
 codegen-units = 1
 debug = true
@@ -85,3 +87,11 @@ lto = "thin"
 
 [profile.bench]
 debug = true
+
+# This profile optimizes for short build times at the expense of larger binary size and slower
+# runtime performance. It's most suitable for development iterations.
+[profile.quick-release]
+inherits = "release"
+codegen-units = 16
+lto = false
+incremental = true
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c8b800b6f5..24a47f82cc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@ COPY . /influxdb_iox
 WORKDIR /influxdb_iox
 
 ARG CARGO_INCREMENTAL=yes
-ARG CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_CODEGEN_UNITS=1
-ARG CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO=thin
+ARG PROFILE=release
 ARG FEATURES=aws,gcp,azure,jemalloc_replacing_malloc
 ARG ROARING_ARCH="haswell"
 ARG RUSTFLAGS=""
 ENV CARGO_INCREMENTAL=$CARGO_INCREMENTAL \
-    CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_CODEGEN_UNITS=$CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_CODEGEN_UNITS \
-    CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO=$CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO \
+    PROFILE=$PROFILE \
     FEATURES=$FEATURES \
     ROARING_ARCH=$ROARING_ARCH \
     RUSTFLAGS=$RUSTFLAGS
@@ -31,9 +29,9 @@ RUN \
   --mount=type=cache,id=influxdb_iox_git,sharing=locked,target=/usr/local/cargo/git \
   --mount=type=cache,id=influxdb_iox_target,sharing=locked,target=/influxdb_iox/target \
     du -cshx /usr/local/cargo/registry /usr/local/cargo/git /influxdb_iox/target && \
-    cargo build --target-dir /influxdb_iox/target --release --no-default-features --features="$FEATURES" && \
-    objcopy --compress-debug-sections target/release/influxdb_iox && \
-    cp /influxdb_iox/target/release/influxdb_iox /root/influxdb_iox && \
+    cargo build --target-dir /influxdb_iox/target --profile="$PROFILE" --no-default-features --features="$FEATURES" && \
+    objcopy --compress-debug-sections "target/$PROFILE/influxdb_iox" && \
+    cp "/influxdb_iox/target/$PROFILE/influxdb_iox" /root/influxdb_iox && \
     du -cshx /usr/local/cargo/registry /usr/local/cargo/git /influxdb_iox/target
 
 
diff --git a/influxdb_iox/tests/end_to_end_cases/deployment_api.rs b/influxdb_iox/tests/end_to_end_cases/deployment_api.rs
index 4bf225d035..894ba05b4d 100644
--- a/influxdb_iox/tests/end_to_end_cases/deployment_api.rs
+++ b/influxdb_iox/tests/end_to_end_cases/deployment_api.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,16 @@ async fn assert_set_get_server_id(server_fixture: ServerFixture) {
     let got = client.get_server_id().await.expect("get ID failed");
     assert_eq!(got, Some(test_id));
 
-    // setting server ID a second time should fail
+    // setting server ID to same ID should be OK
+    client
+        .update_server_id(test_id)
+        .await
+        .expect("set ID again failed");
+
+    let got = client.get_server_id().await.expect("get ID failed");
+    assert_eq!(got, Some(test_id));
+
+    // setting server ID to a different ID should fail
     let result = client
         .update_server_id(NonZeroU32::try_from(13).unwrap())
         .await;
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 95c4ce8c51..b513f85985 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -470,6 +470,15 @@ impl Server {
         let mut state = self.shared.state.write();
         let startup = match &**state {
             ServerState::Startup(startup) => startup.clone(),
+            state
+                if state
+                    .server_id()
+                    .map(|existing| existing == server_id)
+                    .unwrap_or_default() =>
+            {
+                // already set to same ID
+                return Ok(());
+            }
             _ => return Err(Error::IdAlreadySet),
         };
 
@@ -2459,4 +2468,20 @@ mod tests {
             ])
             .unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn set_server_id_twice() {
+        test_helpers::maybe_start_logging();
+        let server = make_server(make_application());
+
+        server.set_id(ServerId::try_from(1).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        server.wait_for_init().await.unwrap();
+
+        server.set_id(ServerId::try_from(1).unwrap()).unwrap();
+
+        assert_error!(
+            server.set_id(ServerId::try_from(2).unwrap()),
+            Error::IdAlreadySet
+        );
+    }
 }