diff --git a/src/routes/(protected)/admin/proclamations/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/(protected)/admin/proclamations/+page.server.ts
index 6154c98..fb82252 100644
--- a/src/routes/(protected)/admin/proclamations/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/(protected)/admin/proclamations/+page.server.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,16 @@ const ProclamationSchema = z.object({
 	content: z.string().optional().default('')
 });
 
-function isSuper(locals: App.Locals): boolean {
-	return ((locals.user as { roleId?: number } | null)?.roleId ?? 4) <= 1;
+async function isSuper(locals: App.Locals): Promise<boolean> {
+	if (!locals.user?.id) return false;
+
+	// The Better Auth session user does not include `roleId`, so read the
+	// current role from the database.
+	const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
+		where: { id: locals.user.id },
+		select: { roleId: true }
+	});
+	return (user?.roleId ?? 4) <= 1;
 }
 
 export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ locals }) => {
@@ -40,7 +48,7 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ locals }) => {
 	const records = proclamations as unknown as Record<string, unknown>[];
 
 	// Strip content from non-Super users
-	if (!isSuper(locals)) {
+	if (!(await isSuper(locals))) {
 		for (const record of records) {
 			delete record.content;
 		}
@@ -55,7 +63,7 @@ export const actions = {
 			return { success: false, action: 'upsert', error: 'Unauthorized' };
 		}
 
-		if (!isSuper(locals)) {
+		if (!(await isSuper(locals))) {
 			return {
 				success: false,
 				action: 'upsert',
@@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ export const actions = {
 		return { success: true, action: 'upsert' };
 	},
 	delete: async ({ request, locals }) => {
-		if (!isSuper(locals)) {
+		if (!(await isSuper(locals))) {
 			return {
 				success: false,
 				action: 'delete',
diff --git a/src/routes/(protected)/admin/proclamations/page.server.spec.ts b/src/routes/(protected)/admin/proclamations/page.server.spec.ts
index 07efe57..c3f45fc 100644
--- a/src/routes/(protected)/admin/proclamations/page.server.spec.ts
+++ b/src/routes/(protected)/admin/proclamations/page.server.spec.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ vi.mock('$lib/db', () => ({
 		},
 		proclamationGroup: {
 			findMany: vi.fn()
+		},
+		user: {
+			findUnique: vi.fn()
 		}
 	}
 }));
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ const mockProclamationDelete = prisma.proclamation.delete as ReturnType<typeof v
 const mockFreqFindMany = prisma.solfeggioFrequency.findMany as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
 const mockCatFindMany = prisma.proclamationCategory.findMany as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
 const mockGroupFindMany = prisma.proclamationGroup.findMany as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+const mockUserFindUnique = prisma.user.findUnique as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
 
 const frequencies = [{ id: 1, name: 'UT', value: 396 }];
 const categories = [{ id: 1, name: 'Healing' }];
@@ -52,6 +56,8 @@ function validRequest(overrides: Record<string, string> = {}) {
 describe('proclamations admin page server', () => {
 	beforeEach(() => {
 		vi.clearAllMocks();
+		// Default the caller to SUPER (1); override per test as needed.
+		mockUserFindUnique.mockResolvedValue({ roleId: 1 });
 	});
 
 	describe('load', () => {
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ describe('proclamations admin page server', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('strips content for non-Super users', async () => {
+			mockUserFindUnique.mockResolvedValue({ roleId: 4 });
 			const locals = createLocals(mockUser({ roleId: 4 }) as any);
 			const result = await load({ locals } as any);
 
@@ -109,6 +116,7 @@ describe('proclamations admin page server', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('rejects non-Super users', async () => {
+			mockUserFindUnique.mockResolvedValue({ roleId: 4 });
 			const locals = createLocals(mockUser({ roleId: 4 }) as any);
 			const req = createFormRequest({ name: 'test' });
 
@@ -149,6 +157,21 @@ describe('proclamations admin page server', () => {
 			});
 		});
 
+		it('allows a Super user whose session user has no roleId', async () => {
+			mockProclamationCreate.mockResolvedValue({ id: 'p1' });
+
+			// The real Better Auth session user does not carry `roleId`; the
+			// action must look the role up in the database instead.
+			const locals = createLocals(mockUser({ roleId: null }) as any);
+			const result = await actions.upsert({ request: validRequest(), locals } as any);
+
+			expect(result).toEqual({ success: true, action: 'upsert' });
+			expect(mockUserFindUnique).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+				where: { id: 'user-1' },
+				select: { roleId: true }
+			});
+		});
+
 		it('updates an existing proclamation for a Super user', async () => {
 			mockProclamationFindUnique.mockResolvedValue(mockProclamation());
 			mockProclamationUpdate.mockResolvedValue({});
@@ -200,6 +223,7 @@ describe('proclamations admin page server', () => {
 
 	describe('delete action', () => {
 		it('rejects non-Super users', async () => {
+			mockUserFindUnique.mockResolvedValue({ roleId: 4 });
 			const locals = createLocals(mockUser({ roleId: 4 }) as any);
 			const req = createFormRequest({ id: '1' });