diff --git a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
index 6b72fb339..c94e29028 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
@@ -1833,8 +1833,8 @@ private function save_buildtime_environment_variables()
                     ]
                 );
             }
-        } elseif ($this->build_pack === 'dockercompose' || $this->build_pack === 'dockerfile') {
-            // For Docker Compose and Dockerfile, create an empty .env file even if there are no build-time variables
+        } elseif (in_array($this->build_pack, ['dockercompose', 'dockerfile', 'railpack'], true)) {
+            // For build packs that source the build-time .env file, create an empty file even if there are no build-time variables
             // This ensures the file exists when referenced in build commands
             $this->application_deployment_queue->addLogEntry('Creating empty build-time .env file in /artifacts (no build-time variables defined).', hidden: true);
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ApplicationDeploymentRailpackConfigTest.php b/tests/Unit/ApplicationDeploymentRailpackConfigTest.php
index 77815a523..c67761faa 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ApplicationDeploymentRailpackConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ApplicationDeploymentRailpackConfigTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 use App\Exceptions\DeploymentException;
 use App\Jobs\ApplicationDeploymentJob;
 use App\Models\Application;
+use App\Models\ApplicationSetting;
+use App\Models\EnvironmentVariable;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 
@@ -280,3 +282,41 @@ function invokeRailpackMethod(object $job, ReflectionClass $reflection, string $
     expect($command)->toContain("--secret 'id=BETTER_AUTH_URL,env=BETTER_AUTH_URL'");
     expect($command)->toContain("--secret 'id=COOLIFY_URL,env=COOLIFY_URL'");
 });
+
+it('creates an empty build-time env file for railpack when there are no generated build-time variables', function () {
+    [$job, $reflection] = makeRailpackDeploymentJob([
+        'build_pack' => 'railpack',
+        'compose_parsing_version' => '3',
+    ]);
+
+    $applicationProperty = $reflection->getProperty('application');
+    $applicationProperty->setAccessible(true);
+    $application = $applicationProperty->getValue($job);
+    $application->setRelation('settings', new ApplicationSetting([
+        'include_source_commit_in_build' => false,
+        'is_env_sorting_enabled' => false,
+    ]));
+    $application->setRelation('environment_variables', collect([
+        new EnvironmentVariable(['key' => 'COOLIFY_FQDN']),
+        new EnvironmentVariable(['key' => 'COOLIFY_URL']),
+        new EnvironmentVariable(['key' => 'COOLIFY_BRANCH']),
+        new EnvironmentVariable(['key' => 'COOLIFY_RESOURCE_UUID']),
+    ]));
+
+    foreach ([
+        'application_deployment_queue' => new class
+        {
+            public function addLogEntry(string $message, string $type = 'info', bool $hidden = false): void {}
+        },
+        'build_pack' => 'railpack',
+        'pull_request_id' => 0,
+    ] as $property => $value) {
+        $reflectionProperty = $reflection->getProperty($property);
+        $reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
+        $reflectionProperty->setValue($job, $value);
+    }
+
+    invokeRailpackMethod($job, $reflection, 'save_buildtime_environment_variables');
+
+    expect(collect($job->recordedCommands)->flatten()->implode(' '))->toContain('touch /artifacts/build-time.env');
+});