diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 5e27a63..e4d89ed 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,15 @@ jobs:
             cd "$DEPLOY_PATH"
 
             /opt/plesk/php/8.4/bin/php -d open_basedir="" /usr/local/psa/var/modules/composer/composer.phar install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader
+
+            # APP_KEY prüfen und ggf. generieren (nur wenn leer)
+            grep -q "^APP_KEY=$" "$DEPLOY_PATH/.env" && \
+              /opt/plesk/php/8.4/bin/php -d open_basedir="" artisan key:generate --force || true
+
             /opt/plesk/php/8.4/bin/php -d open_basedir="" artisan config:clear
             /opt/plesk/php/8.4/bin/php -d open_basedir="" artisan route:clear
             /opt/plesk/php/8.4/bin/php -d open_basedir="" artisan view:clear
+            /opt/plesk/php/8.4/bin/php -d open_basedir="" artisan cache:clear
             /opt/plesk/php/8.4/bin/php -d open_basedir="" artisan migrate --force
             /opt/plesk/php/8.4/bin/php -d open_basedir="" artisan db:seed --class=EmailTemplateSeeder --force
             /opt/plesk/php/8.4/bin/php -d open_basedir="" artisan config:cache