diff --git a/packages/web/Dockerfile b/packages/web/Dockerfile
index ed5f56ab..f9c27253 100644
--- a/packages/web/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/web/Dockerfile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ENV NODE_ENV production
 
 COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/ ./node_modules
 # TODO look into standalone output builds
-COPY --from=builder /app/packages/web/next.config.js ./packages/web/
+COPY --from=builder /app/packages/web/next.config.cjs ./packages/web/
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/web/.next/ ./packages/web/.next/
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/web/public/ ./packages/web/public/
 COPY --from=builder /app/packages/web/package.json ./packages/web/
diff --git a/packages/web/src/payload.config.ts b/packages/web/src/payload.config.ts
index cc8096d5..0ea7c3be 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/payload.config.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/payload.config.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const config: Config = {
   typescript: {
     outputFile: path.resolve(dirname, 'payload-types.ts'),
   },
-  secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET || 'lemmebuild?',
+  secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET || '',
   graphQL: {
     queries: mergeQueries<unknown, never>({
       groupchatSearchToken: groupchatSearchTokenQuery,