diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index dd099be..147e708 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
           host: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }}
           username: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER }}
           key: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_SSH_KEY }}
-          script_stop: true
           script: |
             set -euo pipefail
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 149c27b..86c0e83 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ FROM base AS build
 COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules node_modules
 COPY . .
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
+ENV BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=build-placeholder
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/app/.svelte-kit bun run build
 
 # Runtime — prod deps only