diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/seed/route.ts b/src/app/api/admin/seed/route.ts
index b82c30b..74d18a5 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/seed/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/seed/route.ts
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
     'Hero family silhouette'
   )
 
-  // Skip home-page update if media files are unavailable (Docker prod container)
-  const homePageOk = heroBg1Media || wpMediaIds.some(Boolean) || galleryMediaIds.some(Boolean)
-  if (homePageOk) {
+  const existingHomePage = await payload.findGlobal({ slug: 'home-page', overrideAccess: true })
+  const homePageNeedsUpdate = !(existingHomePage as Record<string, unknown>)?.['hero']
+  if (homePageNeedsUpdate) {
     await payload.updateGlobal({
       slug: 'home-page',
       data: {
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
     })
     results.push('Seeded home-page global')
   } else {
-    results.push('home-page: media not available, skipping update')
+    results.push('home-page: already has content, skipping update')
   }
 
   // === HEADER ===