diff --git a/config/initializers/mission_control.rb b/config/initializers/mission_control.rb
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+++ b/config/initializers/mission_control.rb
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+Rails.application.config.before_initialize do
+  # We don't want normal tenanted authentication on mission control.
+  # Note that we're using HTTP basic auth configured via credentials.
+  MissionControl::Jobs.base_controller_class = "ActionController::Base"
+end