diff --git a/client/lib/aethex-database-adapter.ts b/client/lib/aethex-database-adapter.ts
index 4c7eaef2..6f63ccb5 100644
--- a/client/lib/aethex-database-adapter.ts
+++ b/client/lib/aethex-database-adapter.ts
@@ -344,6 +344,21 @@ export const aethexUserService = {
   },
 
   async listProfiles(limit = 50): Promise<AethexUserProfile[]> {
+    if (!isSupabaseConfigured) {
+      return mockAuth.getAllProfiles().slice(0, limit).map((row) =>
+        normalizeProfile(
+          {
+            ...row,
+            user_type: (row as any)?.user_type || "game_developer",
+            experience_level: (row as any)?.experience_level || "beginner",
+            total_xp: (row as any)?.total_xp ?? 0,
+            level: (row as any)?.level ?? 1,
+          },
+          (row as any)?.email,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+
     ensureSupabase();
 
     const { data, error } = await supabase