diff --git a/portal/setup-wizard.html b/portal/setup-wizard.html
index db07e72..ac5a756 100644
--- a/portal/setup-wizard.html
+++ b/portal/setup-wizard.html
@@ -2152,7 +2152,13 @@
       console.log('Parsed address:', { addressLine1, city, state, zip });
 
       // Parse hours into a 7-day schedule
-      const hoursSchedule = parseHoursString(biz.hours || '');
+      // Claude may return hours as an object or string — normalize to string
+      let hoursRaw = biz.hours || '';
+      if (typeof hoursRaw === 'object') {
+        // Try to flatten object to readable string (e.g. { monday: "9am-5pm", ... })
+        try { hoursRaw = Object.entries(hoursRaw).map(([k, v]) => `${k} ${v}`).join(', '); } catch (e) { hoursRaw = ''; }
+      }
+      const hoursSchedule = parseHoursString(String(hoursRaw));
 
       addMessage('ai', `
         <p>I found your restaurant information:</p>