diff --git a/Endpoints/SuggestEndpoints.cs b/Endpoints/SuggestEndpoints.cs
index d28db58..f9c30dc 100644
--- a/Endpoints/SuggestEndpoints.cs
+++ b/Endpoints/SuggestEndpoints.cs
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ public static class SuggestEndpoints
             if (player is null) return Results.Unauthorized();
             var isAdmin = await EndpointHelpers.IsAdmin(ctx, db);
 
-            var phase = await EndpointHelpers.GetPhase(db, player.Id);
-            if (!isAdmin && phase != Phase.Suggest)
-                return Results.BadRequest(new { error = "Suggestions are frozen; you can no longer delete them." });
-
             var suggestion = isAdmin
                 ? await db.Suggestions.FirstOrDefaultAsync(s => s.Id == id)
                 : await db.Suggestions.FirstOrDefaultAsync(s => s.Id == id && s.PlayerId == player.Id);
@@ -144,13 +140,7 @@ public static class SuggestEndpoints
             var player = await EndpointHelpers.GetAuthenticatedPlayer(ctx, db);
             var isAdmin = await EndpointHelpers.IsAdmin(ctx, db);
 
-            if (!isAdmin)
-            {
-                if (player is null) return Results.Unauthorized();
-
-                var phase = await EndpointHelpers.GetPhase(db, player.Id);
-                // Non-admins can edit optional fields after Suggest, but not the name
-            }
+            if (!isAdmin && player is null) return Results.Unauthorized();
 
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.Name) || request.Name.Length > 100)
             {
diff --git a/Infrastructure/PhaseRequirementFilter.cs b/Infrastructure/PhaseRequirementFilter.cs
index e9640be..6b8e726 100644
--- a/Infrastructure/PhaseRequirementFilter.cs
+++ b/Infrastructure/PhaseRequirementFilter.cs
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ namespace GameList.Infrastructure;
 public class PhaseRequirementFilter : IEndpointFilter
 {
     private readonly Phase _required;
+    private readonly bool _allowAdminOverride;
 
-    public PhaseRequirementFilter(Phase required)
+    public PhaseRequirementFilter(Phase required, bool allowAdminOverride = false)
     {
         _required = required;
+        _allowAdminOverride = allowAdminOverride;
     }
 
     public async ValueTask<object?> InvokeAsync(EndpointFilterInvocationContext context, EndpointFilterDelegate next)
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ public class PhaseRequirementFilter : IEndpointFilter
         if (player is null) return Results.Unauthorized();
 
         var phase = await EndpointHelpers.GetPhase(db, player.Id);
-        if (phase != _required)
+        if (phase != _required && !(_allowAdminOverride && player.IsAdmin))
         {
             return EndpointHelpers.PhaseMismatch(_required, phase);
         }