diff --git a/changelog.d/fix-motion-minified-duration-tokens.md b/changelog.d/fix-motion-minified-duration-tokens.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f00811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fix-motion-minified-duration-tokens.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Fixed the blank home page hero on GitHub Pages. The production CSS minifier
+rewrites motion duration tokens such as `100ms` as `.1s`, and
+`motionDuration()` (`src/hooks/useMotion.ts`) rejected the leading dot, so the
+hero animation threw after hiding its targets and left the headline, subtitle
+and call-to-action at opacity 0 (since #189). The parser now accepts the
+minified form, and `useMotion` fails open: if an animation setup throws, it
+reverts the GSAP context so the content is shown without animation.
diff --git a/src/hooks/useMotion.test.tsx b/src/hooks/useMotion.test.tsx
index 80e8fa7..e277b7e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useMotion.test.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useMotion.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { act, render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { useMotion } from './useMotion';
+import { motionDuration, useMotion } from './useMotion';
 
 const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   context: vi.fn(),
@@ -71,4 +71,48 @@ describe('useMotion', () => {
     expect(cleanup).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(mocks.context.mock.results[0]?.value.revert).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
   });
+
+  it('reverts the context when setup throws, so hidden targets are shown again', async () => {
+    mocks.noPreference = true;
+    const consoleError = vi.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const setup = vi.fn(() => {
+      throw new Error('Invalid motion duration token: --motion-duration-fast');
+    });
+    render(<MotionProbe setup={setup} />);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    });
+
+    expect(setup).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(mocks.context.mock.results[0]?.value.revert).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(consoleError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Motion setup failed; showing content without animation',
+      expect.any(Error),
+    );
+    consoleError.mockRestore();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('motionDuration', () => {
+  const root = document.documentElement;
+  const token = '--motion-duration-test' as const;
+
+  it.each([
+    ['100ms', 0.1],
+    ['.1s', 0.1],
+    ['.5s', 0.5],
+    ['0.3s', 0.3],
+    ['1.4s', 1.4],
+    ['50ms', 0.05],
+    ['1s', 1],
+  ])('parses %s (source and minified forms) as %s seconds', (value, seconds) => {
+    root.style.setProperty(token, value);
+    expect(motionDuration(token)).toBeCloseTo(seconds);
+  });
+
+  it.each(['', 'fast', '1.s', '-1s', '100'])('rejects %j', (value) => {
+    root.style.setProperty(token, value);
+    expect(() => motionDuration(token)).toThrow('Invalid motion duration token');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/hooks/useMotion.ts b/src/hooks/useMotion.ts
index 3e56582..28860ee 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useMotion.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useMotion.ts
@@ -19,13 +19,29 @@ export function useMotion<T extends Element>(
       .then(({ gsap }) => {
         if (cancelled) return;
         const media = gsap.matchMedia();
+        let setupError: unknown;
         const context = gsap.context(() => {
-          media.add('(prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference)', () => setup(gsap, scope));
+          media.add('(prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference)', () => {
+            try {
+              return setup(gsap, scope);
+            } catch (error) {
+              setupError = error;
+            }
+          });
         }, scope);
         revert = () => {
           media.revert();
           context.revert();
         };
+        // Fail open: a setup usually hides its targets (gsap.set opacity 0)
+        // before animating them in, so a setup that throws part-way would leave
+        // the content invisible. Reverting the context undoes those sets.
+        if (setupError !== undefined) {
+          console.error('Motion setup failed; showing content without animation', setupError);
+          revert();
+          revert = undefined;
+          return;
+        }
         if (cancelled) revert();
       })
       .catch((error: unknown) => {
@@ -43,7 +59,9 @@ export function motionDuration(
   token: `--motion-duration-${string}`,
 ): number {
   const value = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue(token).trim();
-  const match = /^(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)(ms|s)$/.exec(value);
+  // Accepts a leading dot: the production CSS minifier rewrites `100ms` as
+  // `.1s`, and rejecting that left the home page hero invisible on Pages.
+  const match = /^(\d*\.?\d+)(ms|s)$/.exec(value);
   if (!match) throw new Error(`Invalid motion duration token: ${token}`);
   const duration = Number(match[1]);
   return match[2] === 'ms' ? duration / 1000 : duration;