From 47ec49f62f5af91d0d7d25bb4c4064e0b435e794 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 24c02 <163450896+24c02@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:28:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] why did this ever work

---
 config/initializers/lockbox.rb | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/config/initializers/lockbox.rb b/config/initializers/lockbox.rb
index 94f7d3a..f51523f 100644
--- a/config/initializers/lockbox.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/lockbox.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ elsif Rails.env.development? || Rails.env.test?
   # generate a deterministic key for dev/test so encrypted data persists across restarts
   # this is NOT secure for production – always set LOCKBOX_MASTER_KEY in prod
   Lockbox.master_key = Digest::SHA256.hexdigest("hca-dev-key")
+elsif ENV["SECRET_KEY_BASE_DUMMY"].present?
+  # allow Rails to boot during asset precompilation without real secrets
+  Lockbox.master_key = "0" * 64
 else
   raise "LOCKBOX_MASTER_KEY must be set in production"
 end