diff --git a/server/src/middleware/verifyStatusPageAccess.ts b/server/src/middleware/verifyStatusPageAccess.ts
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+import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
+import { IStatusPagesRepository } from "@/repositories/index.js";
+
+export const createVerifyStatusPageAccess = (statusPagesRepository: IStatusPagesRepository) => {
+	return async (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+		try {
+			const url = req.params.url;
+			const statusPage = await statusPagesRepository.findByUrl(url);
+			if (statusPage.isPublished) {
+				next(); // Published — proceed to controller (no JWT)
+			} else {
+				next("route"); // Unpublished — skip to next route (which has verifyJWT)
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			next(error);
+		}
+	};
+};