diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-web-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-web-desktop.yml
index 5dd2c1b..d8e0a58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-web-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-web-desktop.yml
@@ -144,6 +144,15 @@ jobs:
             $EXCLUDE_ENV \
             ./ "$EFFECTIVE_APP_DIR"/
 
+      - name: Acquire Convex admin key
+        id: key
+        run: |
+          CID=$(docker ps --format '{{.ID}} {{.Names}}' | awk '/sistema_convex_backend/{print $1; exit}')
+          if [ -z "$CID" ]; then echo "No convex container"; exit 1; fi
+          KEY=$(docker exec -i "$CID" /bin/sh -lc './generate_admin_key.sh' | tr -d '\r' | grep -o 'convex-self-hosted|[^ ]*' | tail -n1)
+          echo "ADMIN_KEY=$KEY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Admin key acquired? $([ -n "$KEY" ] && echo yes || echo no)"
+
       - name: Copy production .env if present
         run: |
           DEFAULT_DIR="${APP_DIR:-/srv/apps/sistema}"
@@ -333,6 +342,15 @@ jobs:
             --exclude '.pnpm-store/**' \
             ./ "$EFFECTIVE_APP_DIR"/
 
+      - name: Bring convex.json from live app if present
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "$APP_DIR/convex.json" ]; then
+            echo "Copying $APP_DIR/convex.json -> $EFFECTIVE_APP_DIR/convex.json"
+            cp -f "$APP_DIR/convex.json" "$EFFECTIVE_APP_DIR/convex.json"
+          else
+            echo "No existing convex.json found at $APP_DIR; convex CLI will need self-hosted vars"
+          fi
+
       - name: Set Convex env vars (self-hosted)
         env:
           CONVEX_SELF_HOSTED_URL: https://convex.esdrasrenan.com.br