diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 72610e5..dd454fa 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ jobs:
             git fetch origin ${{ github.ref_name }}
             git reset --hard origin/${{ github.ref_name }}
             git submodule update --init --recursive
-            # Copy sibling app models for cross-domain imports
+            # Copy sibling app models for cross-domain imports (read from git objects to avoid race conditions)
             for sibling in blog market cart events; do
               rm -rf \$sibling/__init__.py \$sibling/models
-              if [ -d /root/rose-ash/\$sibling/models ]; then
+              repo=/root/rose-ash/\$sibling
+              if [ -d \$repo/.git ]; then
+                git -C \$repo fetch origin ${{ github.ref_name }} 2>/dev/null || true
                 mkdir -p \$sibling
-                cp /root/rose-ash/\$sibling/__init__.py \$sibling/ 2>/dev/null || touch \$sibling/__init__.py
-                cp -r /root/rose-ash/\$sibling/models \$sibling/models
+                git -C \$repo archive origin/${{ github.ref_name }} -- __init__.py models/ 2>/dev/null | tar -x -C \$sibling/ || true
               fi
             done
           "