From c680d060e72290adc99d94de01f413216997726e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: fliptrigga13 <76012365+fliptrigga13@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 21:45:57 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix logic flaw identified by autonomous review

---
 core/source/maintenance/stats_updator.py | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/core/source/maintenance/stats_updator.py b/core/source/maintenance/stats_updator.py
index f3c6f6f..0ddebdf 100644
--- a/core/source/maintenance/stats_updator.py
+++ b/core/source/maintenance/stats_updator.py
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ with open("data/dynamic/applications.json", "r") as f:
 
 GITHUB_TOKEN = os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
 
+if GITHUB_TOKEN is None:
+    print("Error: GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable is not set.")
+    exit(1)
+
 headers = {
     "Authorization": f"token {GITHUB_TOKEN}",
     "Accept": "application/vnd.github.v3+json",
@@ -65,4 +69,4 @@ for app in data["applications"]:
 with open("data/dynamic/applications.json", "w") as f:
     json.dump(data, f, indent=4)
 
-print("Updated application data successfully!")
+print("Updated application data successfully!")
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