diff --git a/.rails_footnotes b/.rails_footnotes
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+++ b/.rails_footnotes
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+#this code temporarily disables notes for all controllers
+# Footnotes::Filter.notes = []
+
diff --git a/config/initializers/rails_footnotes.rb b/config/initializers/rails_footnotes.rb
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+if defined?(Footnotes) && Rails.env.development?
+  Footnotes.run! # first of all
+
+  # ... other init code
+end