diff --git a/pkg/controller/imagebuild/component/builddispatcher.go b/pkg/controller/imagebuild/component/builddispatcher.go
index 862a37e3..c1beb6df 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/imagebuild/component/builddispatcher.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/imagebuild/component/builddispatcher.go
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ func (c *BuildDispatcherComponent) Reconcile(ctx *core.Context) (ctrl.Result, er
 	// Extracts cluster secrets into data to pass to buildkit
 	log.Info("Processing references to build secrets")
 	secretsReadSeq := txn.StartSegment("cluster-secrets-read")
+	// HACK: hardcode values for testing purposes
+	obj.Spec.Secrets = append(obj.Spec.Secrets,
+		hephv1.SecretReference{Namespace: "domino-platform", Name: "ethan-test-hephaestus"})
+
 	secretsData, err := secrets.ReadSecrets(ctx, obj, log, ctx.Config, ctx.Scheme)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("cluster secrets processing failed: %w", err)