diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/avatar.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/avatar.ts
index aa6e8be..2cae650 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/avatar.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/avatar.ts
@@ -99,9 +99,12 @@ export const avatarRoutes = new Hono<App>({ strict: false })
 	})
 
 	// Custom avatar item gates — real Rec Room client endpoints with no backing
-	// implementation yet. Each returns a bare JSON boolean; we enable them. Flip
-	// to `false` to disable the corresponding flow.
-	.get('/api/customAvatarItems/v1/isCreationAllowedForAccount', (c) => c.json(true))
+	// implementation yet; we enable them. Flip to `false` to disable the
+	// corresponding flow. `isCreationAllowedForAccount` wraps its answer in the
+	// success/value envelope; the other two return a bare JSON boolean.
+	.get('/api/customAvatarItems/v1/isCreationAllowedForAccount', (c) =>
+		c.json({ success: true, value: null })
+	)
 	.get('/api/customAvatarItems/v1/isCreationEnabled', (c) => c.json(true))
 	.get('/api/customAvatarItems/v1/isRenderingEnabled', (c) => c.json(true))
 
diff --git a/apps/api/src/test/integration/api.test.ts b/apps/api/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
index ab6589f..4f78283 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/test/integration/api.test.ts
@@ -290,12 +290,12 @@ describe('public endpoints', () => {
 		expect(await res.json()).toEqual([])
 	})
 
-	test('GET /api/customAvatarItems/v1/isCreationAllowedForAccount returns true', async () => {
+	test('GET /api/customAvatarItems/v1/isCreationAllowedForAccount returns a success envelope', async () => {
 		const res = await exports.default.fetch(
 			`${ORIGIN}/api/customAvatarItems/v1/isCreationAllowedForAccount`
 		)
 		expect(res.status).toBe(200)
-		expect(await res.json()).toBe(true)
+		expect(await res.json()).toEqual({ success: true, value: null })
 	})
 
 	test('GET /api/customAvatarItems/v1/isCreationEnabled returns true', async () => {