diff --git a/lib/tasks/brakeman.rake b/lib/tasks/brakeman.rake
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+desc 'Security check via brakeman'
+task :brakeman do
+  if system("brakeman -w3 -z")
+    exit 0
+  else
+    puts 'Security check failed'
+    exit 1
+  end
+end