diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-web-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-web-desktop.yml
index 7b0cb86..4c37369 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-web-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-web-desktop.yml
@@ -154,8 +154,21 @@ jobs:
       - 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
+          echo "Waiting for Convex container..."
+          for attempt in $(seq 1 12); do
+            CID=$(docker ps --format '{{.ID}} {{.Names}}' | awk '/sistema_convex_backend/{print $1; exit}')
+            if [ -n "$CID" ]; then
+              echo "Convex container ready (CID=$CID)"
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "Attempt $attempt: container not ready yet; sleeping 5s"
+            sleep 5
+          done
+          if [ -z "$CID" ]; then
+            echo "No convex container"
+            docker service ps sistema_convex_backend || true
+            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)"
@@ -383,8 +396,21 @@ jobs:
       - 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
+          echo "Waiting for Convex container..."
+          for attempt in $(seq 1 12); do
+            CID=$(docker ps --format '{{.ID}} {{.Names}}' | awk '/sistema_convex_backend/{print $1; exit}')
+            if [ -n "$CID" ]; then
+              echo "Convex container ready (CID=$CID)"
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "Attempt $attempt: container not ready yet; sleeping 5s"
+            sleep 5
+          done
+          if [ -z "$CID" ]; then
+            echo "No convex container"
+            docker service ps sistema_convex_backend || true
+            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)"
@@ -521,8 +547,21 @@ jobs:
       - 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
+          echo "Waiting for Convex container..."
+          for attempt in $(seq 1 12); do
+            CID=$(docker ps --format '{{.ID}} {{.Names}}' | awk '/sistema_convex_backend/{print $1; exit}')
+            if [ -n "$CID" ]; then
+              echo "Convex container ready (CID=$CID)"
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "Attempt $attempt: container not ready yet; sleeping 5s"
+            sleep 5
+          done
+          if [ -z "$CID" ]; then
+            echo "No convex container"
+            docker service ps sistema_convex_backend || true
+            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)"