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diff --git a/server/routes.ts b/server/routes.ts
index ec4fd1d..f299c1b 100644
--- a/server/routes.ts
+++ b/server/routes.ts
@@ -467,20 +467,20 @@ export async function registerRoutes(app: Express): Promise<Server> {
       const user = req.user as User;
       const userId = user.id;
 
-      // Check if Cloudinary is configured
-      const cloudinaryConfig = await storage.getCloudinaryConfig(userId);
+      // Check if Cloudinary is configured (use any admin config for all users)
+      const cloudinaryConfig = await storage.getAnyCloudinaryConfig();
       
       if (!cloudinaryConfig) {
         return res.status(400).json({ 
-          error: "Cloudinary not configured. Please configure Cloudinary in Settings first." 
+          error: "Cloudinary not configured. Please ask an administrator to configure Cloudinary in Settings first." 
         });
       }
 
-      // Upload to Cloudinary
+      // Upload to Cloudinary using admin config
       const uploadResult = await cloudinaryService.uploadMedia(
         req.file.buffer,
         req.file.originalname,
-        userId,
+        cloudinaryConfig.userId,
         req.file.mimetype
       );
 
@@ -667,19 +667,19 @@ export async function registerRoutes(app: Express): Promise<Server> {
 
       console.log("✅ Overlays applied, uploading to Cloudinary...");
 
-      // Check if Cloudinary is configured
-      const cloudinaryConfig = await storage.getCloudinaryConfig(userId);
+      // Check if Cloudinary is configured (use any admin config for all users)
+      const cloudinaryConfig = await storage.getAnyCloudinaryConfig();
       if (!cloudinaryConfig) {
         return res.status(400).json({ 
-          error: "Cloudinary not configured. Please configure Cloudinary in Settings first." 
+          error: "Cloudinary not configured. Please ask an administrator to configure Cloudinary in Settings first." 
         });
       }
 
-      // Upload to Cloudinary
+      // Upload to Cloudinary using admin config
       const uploadResult = await cloudinaryService.uploadMedia(
         outputBuffer,
         `edited_${Date.now()}.jpg`,
-        userId,
+        cloudinaryConfig.userId,
         'image/jpeg'
       );
 
diff --git a/server/storage.ts b/server/storage.ts
index cb8e701..4141e1e 100644
--- a/server/storage.ts
+++ b/server/storage.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export interface IStorage {
 
   // Cloudinary Config
   getCloudinaryConfig(userId: string): Promise<CloudinaryConfig | undefined>;
+  getAnyCloudinaryConfig(): Promise<CloudinaryConfig | undefined>;
   createCloudinaryConfig(config: InsertCloudinaryConfig): Promise<CloudinaryConfig>;
   updateCloudinaryConfig(userId: string, config: Partial<InsertCloudinaryConfig>): Promise<CloudinaryConfig>;
 
@@ -311,6 +312,11 @@ export class DatabaseStorage implements IStorage {
     return config || undefined;
   }
 
+  async getAnyCloudinaryConfig(): Promise<CloudinaryConfig | undefined> {
+    const [config] = await db.select().from(cloudinaryConfig).limit(1);
+    return config || undefined;
+  }
+
   async createCloudinaryConfig(config: InsertCloudinaryConfig): Promise<CloudinaryConfig> {
     const [newConfig] = await db.insert(cloudinaryConfig).values(config).returning();
     return newConfig;