diff --git a/db/fixtures/production/02_runtimes.rb b/db/fixtures/production/02_runtimes.rb
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+++ b/db/fixtures/production/02_runtimes.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+initial_runtime_token = ENV.fetch('INITIAL_RUNTIME_TOKEN', nil)
+return if initial_runtime_token.blank?
+
+return unless Runtime.count.zero?
+
+runtime = Runtime.new(
+  name: 'Initial Runtime',
+  description: 'Provisioned with token from INITIAL_RUNTIME_TOKEN environment variable',
+  token: initial_runtime_token
+)
+
+# rubocop:disable Code0/ZeroTrack/Logs/RailsLogger -- we can't include a module here
+if runtime.save
+  Rails.logger.info(message: 'Initial runtime created')
+else
+  Rails.logger.warn(message: 'Failed to create initial runtime', errors: runtime.errors.full_messages)
+end
+# rubocop:enable Code0/ZeroTrack/Logs/RailsLogger