diff --git a/frontend/client/components/auth/AdminGuard.tsx b/frontend/client/components/auth/AdminGuard.tsx
index 2bb4130..c49994c 100644
--- a/frontend/client/components/auth/AdminGuard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/client/components/auth/AdminGuard.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useSyncExternalStore } from "react";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/authStore";
+import { normalizeRole } from "@/lib/auth/role";
 import { isAdminHost } from "@/lib/host";
 
 type Props = {
@@ -14,7 +15,9 @@ function subscribe() {
 }
 
 function isAdmin(role: unknown): boolean {
-  return role === "admin" || role === 2;
+  // The API returns the role as PascalCase ("Admin"); normalize so the check is
+  // case/format-insensitive (string or numeric enum).
+  return normalizeRole(role) === "admin";
 }
 
 export function AdminGuard({ children }: Props) {
diff --git a/frontend/client/hooks/useGettingStartedChecklist.ts b/frontend/client/hooks/useGettingStartedChecklist.ts
index 91dd3bf..fbc8600 100644
--- a/frontend/client/hooks/useGettingStartedChecklist.ts
+++ b/frontend/client/hooks/useGettingStartedChecklist.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { useMemo, useState, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient, type InfiniteData } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/authStore";
+import { normalizeRole } from "@/lib/auth/role";
 import { useMyInvitations } from "@/hooks/useProjects";
 import { useProfileCompleteness } from "@/hooks/useProfileCompleteness";
 import { fetchProjects } from "@/lib/api/projects";
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export function useGettingStartedChecklist() {
   }, [qc]);
 
   const items: ChecklistItem[] = useMemo(() => {
-    const isEnterprise = role === "enterprise" || role === 1;
+    const isEnterprise = normalizeRole(role) === "enterprise";
 
     if (isEnterprise) {
       return [