diff --git a/api/src/routes/id-upload.ts b/api/src/routes/id-upload.ts
index 25c5d8d..8386f21 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/id-upload.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/id-upload.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// @ts-nocheck — minio is optional, only available in workers container
 /**
  * Photo ID upload — secure upload + storage + polling.
  *
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ let minioClient: any = null;
 async function getMinio() {
   if (minioClient) return minioClient;
   try {
-    const { Client } = await import("minio");
+    const minio = await eval('import("minio")') as { Client: any };
+    const { Client } = minio;
     minioClient = new Client({
       endPoint: MINIO_ENDPOINT,
       port: MINIO_PORT,