diff --git a/src/app/components/UserDetailModal.tsx b/src/app/components/UserDetailModal.tsx
index 8270c62..f206439 100644
--- a/src/app/components/UserDetailModal.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/UserDetailModal.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,21 @@ export default function UserDetailModal({ isOpen, onClose, userId, onUserUpdated
     gdpr: { loading: false, html: null as string | null, error: null as string | null, warning: null as string | null },
   })
 
+  const missingIdOrContract = !!userDetails?.userStatus && (
+    userDetails.userStatus.documents_uploaded !== 1 ||
+    userDetails.userStatus.contract_signed !== 1
+  )
+  const storageMissing = !!userDetails?.storageStatus && (
+    userDetails.storageStatus.idDocumentsPresent === false ||
+    userDetails.storageStatus.contractPresent === false
+  )
+  const canVerifyByStatus = !!(userDetails?.userStatus
+    && userDetails.userStatus.email_verified === 1
+    && userDetails.userStatus.profile_completed === 1
+    && userDetails.userStatus.documents_uploaded === 1
+    && userDetails.userStatus.contract_signed === 1)
+  const canVerify = storageMissing ? (canVerifyByStatus && !storageMissing) : canVerifyByStatus
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isOpen && userId && token) {
       fetchUserDetails()
@@ -319,6 +334,24 @@ export default function UserDetailModal({ isOpen, onClose, userId, onUserUpdated
                             <ShieldCheckIcon className="h-5 w-5 text-indigo-600" />
                             Admin Controls
                           </h3>
+
+                          {missingIdOrContract && (
+                            <div className="rounded-md border border-amber-200 bg-amber-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-amber-800 mb-4">
+                              ID documents or a signed contract are missing for this user. The user’s verification status should be checked.
+                            </div>
+                          )}
+
+                          {storageMissing && (
+                            <div className="rounded-md border border-amber-200 bg-amber-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-amber-800 mb-4">
+                              ID documents or a signed contract are missing from object storage. The user’s verification status should be checked.
+                            </div>
+                          )}
+
+                          {missingIdOrContract && (
+                            <div className="rounded-md border border-amber-200 bg-amber-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-amber-800 mb-4">
+                              ID documents or a signed contract are missing for this user. The user’s verification status should be checked.
+                            </div>
+                          )}
                           
                           <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
                             {/* Status Dropdown */}
@@ -380,7 +413,7 @@ export default function UserDetailModal({ isOpen, onClose, userId, onUserUpdated
                               </label>
                               {userDetails?.userStatus && (
                                 <p className="text-xs text-gray-500 mb-2">
-                                  {userDetails.userStatus.email_verified === 1 && userDetails.userStatus.profile_completed === 1 && userDetails.userStatus.documents_uploaded === 1 && userDetails.userStatus.contract_signed === 1
+                                  {canVerify
                                     ? 'All steps completed. You can verify this user.'
                                     : 'User has not yet completed all required steps.'}
                                 </p>
@@ -388,8 +421,8 @@ export default function UserDetailModal({ isOpen, onClose, userId, onUserUpdated
                               <button
                                 type="button"
                                 onClick={handleToggleAdminVerification}
-                                disabled={saving || !(userDetails?.userStatus && userDetails.userStatus.email_verified === 1 && userDetails.userStatus.profile_completed === 1 && userDetails.userStatus.documents_uploaded === 1 && userDetails.userStatus.contract_signed === 1)}
-                                title={!(userDetails?.userStatus && userDetails.userStatus.email_verified === 1 && userDetails.userStatus.profile_completed === 1 && userDetails.userStatus.documents_uploaded === 1 && userDetails.userStatus.contract_signed === 1) ? 'Complete all steps before admin verification' : undefined}
+                                disabled={saving || !canVerify}
+                                title={!canVerify ? 'Complete all steps and ensure files are present in object storage before admin verification' : undefined}
                                 className={`w-full inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold shadow-sm focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-offset-2 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed ${
                                   userDetails.userStatus?.is_admin_verified === 1
                                     ? 'bg-amber-600 hover:bg-amber-500 text-white focus-visible:outline-amber-600'
diff --git a/src/app/utils/api.ts b/src/app/utils/api.ts
index 48d4902..e56f432 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/api.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/api.ts
@@ -571,6 +571,10 @@ export interface DetailedUserInfo {
     backUrl?: string
     uploaded_at: string
   }>
+  storageStatus?: {
+    idDocumentsPresent?: boolean
+    contractPresent?: boolean
+  }
 }
 
 export interface ApiResponse<T = any> {