diff --git a/cmake/stage_server.cmake b/cmake/stage_server.cmake
index 93cc112..748655b 100644
--- a/cmake/stage_server.cmake
+++ b/cmake/stage_server.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ if(EXISTS "${_stage_bans}")
     file(READ "${_stage_bans}" _preserve_bans)
 endif()
 
+set(_stage_admin_token "${CO_SERVER_STAGE_DIR}/.admin-token")
+set(_preserve_admin_token "")
+if(EXISTS "${_stage_admin_token}")
+    file(READ "${_stage_admin_token}" _preserve_admin_token)
+endif()
+
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CO_SERVER_STAGE_DIR}")
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CO_SERVER_STAGE_DIR}")
 
@@ -30,7 +36,8 @@ foreach(_entry IN LISTS _server_entries)
             OR _entry STREQUAL ".venv"
             OR _entry STREQUAL "logs"
             OR _entry STREQUAL "tests"
-            OR _entry STREQUAL "bans.json")
+            OR _entry STREQUAL "bans.json"
+            OR _entry STREQUAL ".admin-token")
         continue()
     endif()
     file(COPY "${CO_SERVER_SOURCE_DIR}/${_entry}"
@@ -41,6 +48,7 @@ foreach(_entry IN LISTS _server_entries)
         PATTERN ".venv" EXCLUDE
         PATTERN "logs" EXCLUDE
         PATTERN "bans.json" EXCLUDE
+        PATTERN ".admin-token" EXCLUDE
     )
 endforeach()
 
@@ -52,6 +60,10 @@ if(NOT "${_preserve_bans}" STREQUAL "")
     file(WRITE "${_stage_bans}" "${_preserve_bans}")
 endif()
 
+if(NOT "${_preserve_admin_token}" STREQUAL "")
+    file(WRITE "${_stage_admin_token}" "${_preserve_admin_token}")
+endif()
+
 if(NOT EXISTS "${CO_SERVER_STAGE_DIR}/consumer_server_cli.py")
     message(FATAL_ERROR
         "Failed to stage server entrypoint to ${CO_SERVER_STAGE_DIR}/consumer_server_cli.py")