diff --git a/.eslintrc.cjs b/.eslintrc.cjs
index 5a86f21..85a8351 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.cjs
+++ b/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ module.exports = {
   ],
   rules: {
     "@typescript-eslint/explicit-function-return-type": "off",
-    "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": ["warn", { argsIgnorePattern: "^_" }],
-    "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "warn",
+    "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": ["warn", { argsIgnorePattern: "^_", varsIgnorePattern: "^_", destructuredArrayIgnorePattern: "^_" }],
+    "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "off",
     "arrow-body-style": ["warn", "as-needed"],
     curly: ["error", "multi-line"],
     "no-console": "off",
diff --git a/src/routes/dashboard.tsx b/src/routes/dashboard.tsx
index 38675c8..0915384 100644
--- a/src/routes/dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/dashboard.tsx
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ function normalizeSidebarKey(value: string): string {
   return key;
 }
 
-function resolveRuntimeSidebarKeys(runtimeSidebar: string[]): string[] {
+function _resolveRuntimeSidebarKeys(runtimeSidebar: string[]): string[] {
   if (!runtimeSidebar || runtimeSidebar.length === 0) return [];
   return runtimeSidebar.map(item => normalizeSidebarKey(item));
 }
@@ -599,6 +599,15 @@ function mergeSidebar(
         : []),
     ]);
     merged = merged.filter((item) => restricted.has(item.trim().toLowerCase()));
+
+    // Safety guarantee: a user who has a pending verification must always see
+    // "Verification" in their sidebar, even when the admin's runtime config
+    // for this role omits it (e.g. runtime config was set before the
+    // wizard feature was added). Without this, the user has no way to track
+    // the status of their registration submission.
+    if (!merged.some((item) => normalizeSidebarKey(item) === "verification")) {
+      merged = ["Verification", ...merged];
+    }
   }
   return merged;
 }