diff --git a/apps/rooms/src/rooms.app.ts b/apps/rooms/src/rooms.app.ts
index 8fb09c5..ce2e705 100644
--- a/apps/rooms/src/rooms.app.ts
+++ b/apps/rooms/src/rooms.app.ts
@@ -1858,8 +1858,7 @@ const app = new Hono<App>()
 					Error: 'This room does not exist!',
 				})
 			}
-			const isOwner = room.CreatorAccountId === accountId
-			if (!isOwner && !(await isStaff(c))) {
+			if (room.CreatorAccountId !== accountId) {
 				return roomResult(c, {
 					Success: false,
 					ErrorId: 'Rooms.NotOwner',
@@ -2098,7 +2097,8 @@ const app = new Hono<App>()
 					Error: 'This room does not exist!',
 				})
 			}
-			if (room.CreatorAccountId !== accountId) {
+			const isOwner = room.CreatorAccountId === accountId
+			if (!isOwner && !(await isStaff(c))) {
 				return roomResult(c, {
 					Success: false,
 					ErrorId: 'Rooms.NotOwner',
diff --git a/apps/rooms/src/test/integration/api.test.ts b/apps/rooms/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
index c7350d6..c3d6f4b 100644
--- a/apps/rooms/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
+++ b/apps/rooms/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
@@ -1634,6 +1634,45 @@ describe('rooms endpoints', () => {
 		expect(interactions!.n).toBe(0)
 	})
 
+	it('DELETE /rooms/:id also lets staff through — the website’s takedown — but only there', async () => {
+		// Somebody else's room. A moderator token may delete it; the same token may NOT
+		// rename it, which is what a misapplied check once allowed.
+		await env.DB.prepare('INSERT INTO room (data) VALUES (?1)')
+			.bind(
+				JSON.stringify({
+					RoomId: 9501,
+					Name: 'TakeMeDown',
+					CreatorAccountId: 1,
+					IsDorm: false,
+					Accessibility: 1,
+					ImageName: '',
+					SubRooms: [],
+				})
+			)
+			.run()
+		const staff = await bearer('999', ['gameClient', 'moderator'])
+		const roomExists = async () =>
+			(await env.DB.prepare('SELECT 1 FROM room WHERE room_id = 9501').first()) !== null
+
+		const rename = await SELF.fetch(`${ORIGIN}/rooms/9501/name`, {
+			method: 'PUT',
+			headers: { ...staff, 'content-type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' },
+			body: 'name=Renamed',
+		})
+		expect(await bodyOf(rename)).toMatchObject({ Success: false, ErrorId: 'Rooms.NotOwner' })
+
+		// A plain player is still refused; the moderator gets through.
+		const del = async (headers: Record<string, string>) =>
+			bodyOf(await SELF.fetch(`${ORIGIN}/rooms/9501`, { method: 'DELETE', headers }))
+		expect(await del(await bearer('2', ['gameClient']))).toMatchObject({
+			Success: false,
+			ErrorId: 'Rooms.NotOwner',
+		})
+		expect(await roomExists()).toBe(true)
+		expect(await del(staff)).toMatchObject({ Success: true })
+		expect(await roomExists()).toBe(false)
+	})
+
 	it('PUT /rooms/:id/roles/:accountId grants a helper role outright, but never co-owner', async () => {
 		type Role = {
 			AccountId: number