diff --git a/.github/workflows/sensing-server-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/sensing-server-docker.yml
index 0338b455..746768f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sensing-server-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sensing-server-docker.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ on:
       - 'v2/crates/wifi-densepose-wifiscan/**'
       - 'v2/crates/wifi-densepose-bfld/**'
       - 'v2/crates/cog-ha-matter/**'
+      - 'v2/crates/homecore*/**'
       - 'v2/Cargo.toml'
       - 'v2/Cargo.lock'
       - 'ui/**'
diff --git a/v2/crates/homecore-server/Cargo.toml b/v2/crates/homecore-server/Cargo.toml
index 47fe8bb2..4839c702 100644
--- a/v2/crates/homecore-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/v2/crates/homecore-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ tower-http = { version = "0.6", features = ["fs", "trace", "cors"] }
 # requires every crate that pulls reqwest to align on rustls-only (tracked in
 # CHANGELOG / ADR-131 security note).
 reqwest = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["json", "rustls-tls"] }
-serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive", "rc"] }
 serde_yaml = "0.9"
 # Concurrent fan-out of per-bank RoomState fetches in the gateway (§11 perf).
 futures = "0.3"