diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/KitchenIngestController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/KitchenIngestController.php
index 88b7bbe..c1bb927 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/KitchenIngestController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/KitchenIngestController.php
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ class KitchenIngestController extends Controller
             return response()->json(['message' => $e->getMessage()], 422);
         }
 
+        // Owner doesn't run a POS kitchen — accept and ignore.
+        if ($sale === null) {
+            return response()->json(['skipped' => true], 200);
+        }
+
         return response()->json(['id' => $sale->id, 'reference' => $sale->reference], 201);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Services/Pos/PosSaleService.php b/app/Services/Pos/PosSaleService.php
index 23b7ecb..3caf6c5 100644
--- a/app/Services/Pos/PosSaleService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Pos/PosSaleService.php
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class PosSaleService
      *
      * @param  array{owner: string, reference: string, customer_name?: ?string, items: list<array{name: string, quantity?: int, unit_price_minor?: int, notes?: ?string}>}  $data
      */
-    public function ingestExternalOrder(array $data): PosSale
+    public function ingestExternalOrder(array $data): ?PosSale
     {
         $owner = (string) $data['owner'];
         $reference = (string) $data['reference'];
@@ -387,6 +387,11 @@ class PosSaleService
         }
 
         $location = PosLocation::owned($owner)->first();
+
+        // Only surface online orders for accounts that actually run a POS kitchen.
+        if (! $location || ! $location->isRestaurant()) {
+            return null;
+        }
         $currency = strtoupper((string) ($location?->currency ?? config('pos.default_currency', 'GHS')));
 
         $lines = [];