diff --git a/cc-ci-plan/launch-report.py b/cc-ci-plan/launch-report.py
index 0f9bf7f..3b9b9cd 100755
--- a/cc-ci-plan/launch-report.py
+++ b/cc-ci-plan/launch-report.py
@@ -73,14 +73,30 @@ def start(mode, date):
     # Unique-name invariant (same as upgrader/supervisor): archive-rename every older session
     # titled SESSION so the one this launch creates is the ONLY 'cc-ci-report' in the web UI.
     # Archived names start with 'archive-' (operator convention 2026-08-04).
+    #
+    # AND clear the stale session PIN. The pin file is what the shared watchdog resolves via
+    # lu._session_id(); if a PREVIOUS run's pin survives, the watchdog inspects that old (already
+    # DONE_MARKER-bearing) session, declares "run completed" and exits within one poll — leaving
+    # the new run unwatched. That regression silently un-watchdogged the 2026-08-07 finish-run's
+    # report step (pin dated 2026-08-04). The pin is re-established after launch, below.
+    _lu = None
+    _prev_ids = set()
     try:
+        os.environ["UPGRADER_SESSION"] = SESSION  # scope the shared helpers to THIS session name
         import importlib.util as _ilu
         _spec = _ilu.spec_from_file_location(
             "launch_upgrader", os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "launch-upgrader.py"))
         _lu = _ilu.module_from_spec(_spec); _spec.loader.exec_module(_lu)
         _lu._archive_stale_titles(SESSION)
+        _rows = _lu._server_get("/session") or []
+        _rows = _rows if isinstance(_rows, list) else _rows.get("data", [])
+        _prev_ids = {s.get("id") for s in _rows}
+        try:
+            _lu.STATE_SID_FILE.unlink()
+        except OSError:
+            pass
     except Exception as e:
-        log(f"  (archive-rename skipped: {e})")
+        log(f"  (archive-rename/pin-clear skipped: {e})")
 
     kf = Path(LOG_DIR) / f".kickoff-{SESSION}.txt"
     kf.write_text(build_kickoff(date))
@@ -102,6 +118,10 @@ def start(mode, date):
     log(f"starting {SESSION} (backend={BACKEND}, tier={TIER}, model={MODEL}, date={date or 'today'})")
     subprocess.run(["tmux", "new-session", "-d", "-s", SESSION, "-c", cwd, cmd])
     subprocess.run(["tmux", "pipe-pane", "-o", "-t", SESSION, f"cat >> '{LOG_DIR}/{SESSION}.log'"])
+    if BACKEND == "opencode" and _lu is not None:
+        # Re-establish the pin on THIS run's session, so the watchdog (spawned below) resolves the
+        # new session rather than falling back to a title lookup or a stale pin.
+        _lu._pin_new_session(_prev_ids)
     if BACKEND == "opencode":
         if OPENCODE_SHARE:
             log(f"  attached to {OPENCODE_SERVER} → http://oc.commoninternet.net  +public --share link")