diff --git a/class.osc.edu/apps/dashboard/initializers/k8s_core.rb b/class.osc.edu/apps/dashboard/initializers/k8s_core.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 09c95f7..0000000
--- a/class.osc.edu/apps/dashboard/initializers/k8s_core.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-require 'ood_core/job/adapters/kubernetes'
-require 'ood_core/job/adapters/kubernetes/helper'
-
-# monkey patch until https://github.com/OSC/ood_core/pull/778 is released
-class OodCore::Job::Adapters::Kubernetes::Helper
-  def secret_info_from_json(json_data)
-    data = json_data.to_h[:data] || {}
-
-    info = data.symbolize_keys.each_with_object({}) do |data_kv, hash|
-      hash[data_kv[0]] = Base64.decode64(data_kv[1])
-    rescue
-      next
-    end
-    { ood_connection_info: info }
-  end
-end
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diff --git a/class.osc.edu/apps/dashboard/initializers/stats2480.rb b/class.osc.edu/apps/dashboard/initializers/stats2480.rb
index 5bae25f..2d4e422 100644
--- a/class.osc.edu/apps/dashboard/initializers/stats2480.rb
+++ b/class.osc.edu/apps/dashboard/initializers/stats2480.rb
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-def add_paths
-  OodFilesApp.candidate_favorite_paths.tap do |paths|
-    # add project space directories
-    projects = User.new.groups.map(&:name).grep(/^P./)
-    paths.concat projects.map { |p| Pathname.new("/fs/project/#{p}")  }
+Rails.application.config.after_initialize do
+  def add_paths
+    OodFilesApp.candidate_favorite_paths.tap do |paths|
+      # add project space directories
+      projects = User.new.groups.map(&:name).grep(/^P./)
+      paths.concat projects.map { |p| Pathname.new("/fs/project/#{p}")  }
 
-    # add scratch space directories
-    paths << Pathname.new("/fs/scratch/#{User.new.name}")
-    paths.concat projects.map { |p| Pathname.new("/fs/scratch/#{p}")  }
+      # add scratch space directories
+      paths << Pathname.new("/fs/scratch/#{User.new.name}")
+      paths.concat projects.map { |p| Pathname.new("/fs/scratch/#{p}")  }
 
-    # add ess scratch and project directories
-    paths.concat projects.map { |p| Pathname.new("/fs/ess/scratch/#{p}")  }
-    paths.concat projects.map { |p| Pathname.new("/fs/ess/#{p}")  }
+      # add ess scratch and project directories
+      paths.concat projects.map { |p| Pathname.new("/fs/ess/scratch/#{p}")  }
+      paths.concat projects.map { |p| Pathname.new("/fs/ess/#{p}")  }
+    end
   end
-end
 
-fs_outage = `grep node_file_test_failure /var/lib/node_exporter/textfile_collector/autofs-file-test.prom | grep -q ' 1'; echo $?`
-add_paths if fs_outage.chomp == "1" && !File.exist?('/etc/ood/config/gpfs_outage')
+  fs_outage = `grep node_file_test_failure /var/lib/node_exporter/textfile_collector/autofs-file-test.prom | grep -q ' 1'; echo $?`
+  add_paths if fs_outage.chomp == "1" && !File.exist?('/etc/ood/config/gpfs_outage')
+end
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