diff --git a/bundles/arch-with-gui/items.py b/bundles/arch-with-gui/items.py
index 18e04a9..2ae5c92 100644
--- a/bundles/arch-with-gui/items.py
+++ b/bundles/arch-with-gui/items.py
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ for filename in listdir(join(repo.path, 'data', 'arch-with-gui', 'files', 'fonts
         continue
 
     if filename.endswith('.vault'):
+        # XXX remove this once we have a new bundlewrap release
+        # https://github.com/bundlewrap/bundlewrap/commit/2429b153dd1ca6781cf3812e2dec9c2b646a546b
+        from os import environ
+        if environ.get('BW_VAULT_DUMMY_MODE', '0') == '1':
+            continue
+
         font_name = filename[:-6]
         attrs = {
             'content': repo.vault.decrypt_file_as_base64(join('arch-with-gui', 'files', 'fonts', filename)),