diff --git a/src/server/Master.ts b/src/server/Master.ts
index e6ded5047..dc84b29bd 100644
--- a/src/server/Master.ts
+++ b/src/server/Master.ts
@@ -234,11 +234,9 @@ async function schedulePublicGame() {
         method: "POST",
         headers: {
           "Content-Type": "application/json",
-          "X-Internal-Request": "true",
           [config.adminHeader()]: config.adminToken(),
         },
         body: JSON.stringify({
-          gameID: gameID,
           gameConfig: defaultGameConfig,
         }),
       },
diff --git a/src/server/Worker.ts b/src/server/Worker.ts
index 74c16794d..b667f7088 100644
--- a/src/server/Worker.ts
+++ b/src/server/Worker.ts
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ export function startWorker() {
       const gc = req.body?.gameConfig as GameConfig;
       if (
         gc?.gameType == GameType.Public &&
-        req.headers[config.adminHeader()] != config.adminToken()
+        req.headers[config.adminHeader()] !== config.adminToken()
       ) {
         console.warn(
-          `cannot create public game ${id}, ip ${clientIP} not localhost`,
+          `cannot create public game ${id}, ip ${clientIP} incorrect admin token`,
         );
         return res.status(400);
       }
diff --git a/src/server/gatekeeper b/src/server/gatekeeper
index 523c784e6..089ff9e29 160000
--- a/src/server/gatekeeper
+++ b/src/server/gatekeeper
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 523c784e625dc57ca81343010af158216163d96f
+Subproject commit 089ff9e297d590ef997d11681668017b2ef7f200
diff --git a/update-deploy.sh b/update-deploy.sh
index e09f94c93..bc83999b0 100755
--- a/update-deploy.sh
+++ b/update-deploy.sh
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ chmod +x $UPDATE_SCRIPT
 
 # Copy the update script to the EC2 instance
 scp -i $EC2_KEY $UPDATE_SCRIPT $EC2_HOST:$REMOTE_UPDATE_SCRIPT
+scp -i $EC2_KEY .env $EC2_HOST:/home/ec2-user/.env
+# After copying the .env file, secure it
+ssh -i $EC2_KEY $EC2_HOST "chmod 600 /home/ec2-user/.env"
+
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "❌ Failed to copy update script to EC2 instance. Stopping deployment."
     exit 1
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 5f0d6c50c..05ee3f73e 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ docker run -d -p 80:80 \
   --log-opt awslogs-group=${LOG_GROUP} \
   --log-opt awslogs-create-group=true \
   --env GAME_ENV=${ENV} \
+  --env-file /home/ec2-user/.env \
   --name ${CONTAINER_NAME} \
   $ECR_REPO