diff --git a/frontend/frontend/craco.config.js b/frontend/frontend/craco.config.js
index e1d369d5..2bc98b9c 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend/craco.config.js
+++ b/frontend/frontend/craco.config.js
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ module.exports = {
         net: false,
       };
 
-      // Turn { KEY: "value" } into { "process.env.KEY": JSON.stringify("value") }
-      const env = {
-        myDummyKey: 'myDummyPAT',
-      };
-      const envKeys = Object.keys(env).reduce((prev, next) => {
-        prev[`process.env.${next}`] = JSON.stringify(env[next]);
-        return prev;
-      }, {});
-      webpackConfig.plugins.push(new webpack.DefinePlugin(envKeys));
-
+      // Inject process.env so server code can access PAT_1
+      webpackConfig.plugins.push(
+        new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+          'process.env': {
+            myDummyKey: JSON.stringify('myDummyPAT'), // <-- your env var
+          },
+        }),
+      );
       return webpackConfig;
     },
   },