diff --git a/app/Filament/Resources/RestoreRunResource.php b/app/Filament/Resources/RestoreRunResource.php
index 93093e5..8959cc7 100644
--- a/app/Filament/Resources/RestoreRunResource.php
+++ b/app/Filament/Resources/RestoreRunResource.php
@@ -397,11 +397,7 @@ public static function getWizardSteps(): array
 
                                     $selectedItemIds = is_array($selectedItemIds) ? $selectedItemIds : null;
 
-                                    $groupMapping = $get('group_mapping') ?? [];
-                                    $groupMapping = is_array($groupMapping) ? $groupMapping : [];
-                                    $groupMapping = collect($groupMapping)
-                                        ->map(fn ($value) => is_string($value) ? $value : null)
-                                        ->all();
+                                    $groupMapping = static::normalizeGroupMapping($get('group_mapping'));
 
                                     $checker = app(RestoreRiskChecker::class);
                                     $outcome = $checker->check(
@@ -1143,7 +1139,7 @@ public static function createRestoreRun(array $data): RestoreRun
         $actorEmail = auth()->user()?->email;
         $actorName = auth()->user()?->name;
         $isDryRun = (bool) ($data['is_dry_run'] ?? true);
-        $groupMapping = $data['group_mapping'] ?? [];
+        $groupMapping = static::normalizeGroupMapping($data['group_mapping'] ?? null);
 
         $checkSummary = $data['check_summary'] ?? null;
         $checkResults = $data['check_results'] ?? null;
@@ -1386,6 +1382,76 @@ private static function unresolvedGroups(?int $backupSetId, ?array $selectedItem
         return $unresolved;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return array<string, string|null>
+     */
+    private static function normalizeGroupMapping(mixed $mapping): array
+    {
+        if ($mapping instanceof \Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Arrayable) {
+            $mapping = $mapping->toArray();
+        }
+
+        if ($mapping instanceof \stdClass) {
+            $mapping = (array) $mapping;
+        }
+
+        if (! is_array($mapping)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $result = [];
+
+        if (array_key_exists('group_mapping', $mapping)) {
+            $nested = $mapping['group_mapping'];
+
+            if ($nested instanceof \Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Arrayable) {
+                $nested = $nested->toArray();
+            }
+
+            if ($nested instanceof \stdClass) {
+                $nested = (array) $nested;
+            }
+
+            if (is_array($nested)) {
+                $mapping = $nested;
+            }
+        }
+
+        foreach ($mapping as $key => $value) {
+            if (! is_string($key) || $key === '') {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $sourceGroupId = str_starts_with($key, 'group_mapping.')
+                ? substr($key, strlen('group_mapping.'))
+                : $key;
+
+            if ($sourceGroupId === '') {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if ($value instanceof BackedEnum) {
+                $value = $value->value;
+            }
+
+            if (is_array($value) || $value instanceof \stdClass) {
+                $value = (array) $value;
+                $value = $value['value'] ?? $value['id'] ?? null;
+            }
+
+            if (is_string($value)) {
+                $value = trim($value);
+                $result[$sourceGroupId] = $value !== '' ? $value : null;
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $result[$sourceGroupId] = null;
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return array<string, string>
      */
diff --git a/tests/Feature/RestoreRiskChecksWizardTest.php b/tests/Feature/RestoreRiskChecksWizardTest.php
index 79e90e1..c878d84 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/RestoreRiskChecksWizardTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/RestoreRiskChecksWizardTest.php
@@ -129,3 +129,94 @@
     ]);
     expect($run->metadata['check_summary']['blocking'] ?? null)->toBe(1);
 });
+
+test('restore wizard treats skipped orphaned groups as a warning instead of a blocker', function () {
+    $tenant = Tenant::create([
+        'tenant_id' => 'tenant-1',
+        'name' => 'Tenant One',
+        'metadata' => [],
+    ]);
+
+    $tenant->makeCurrent();
+
+    $policy = Policy::create([
+        'tenant_id' => $tenant->id,
+        'external_id' => 'policy-1',
+        'policy_type' => 'settingsCatalogPolicy',
+        'display_name' => 'Settings Catalog',
+        'platform' => 'windows',
+    ]);
+
+    $backupSet = BackupSet::create([
+        'tenant_id' => $tenant->id,
+        'name' => 'Backup',
+        'status' => 'completed',
+        'item_count' => 1,
+    ]);
+
+    $backupItem = BackupItem::create([
+        'tenant_id' => $tenant->id,
+        'backup_set_id' => $backupSet->id,
+        'policy_id' => $policy->id,
+        'policy_identifier' => $policy->external_id,
+        'policy_type' => $policy->policy_type,
+        'platform' => $policy->platform,
+        'captured_at' => now(),
+        'payload' => ['id' => $policy->external_id],
+        'assignments' => [[
+            'target' => [
+                '@odata.type' => '#microsoft.graph.groupAssignmentTarget',
+                'groupId' => 'source-group-1',
+                'group_display_name' => 'Source Group',
+            ],
+            'intent' => 'apply',
+        ]],
+    ]);
+
+    $this->mock(GroupResolver::class, function (MockInterface $mock) {
+        $mock->shouldReceive('resolveGroupIds')
+            ->andReturnUsing(function (array $groupIds): array {
+                return collect($groupIds)
+                    ->mapWithKeys(fn (string $id) => [$id => [
+                        'id' => $id,
+                        'displayName' => null,
+                        'orphaned' => true,
+                    ]])
+                    ->all();
+            });
+    });
+
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+    $this->actingAs($user);
+
+    $component = Livewire::test(CreateRestoreRun::class)
+        ->fillForm([
+            'backup_set_id' => $backupSet->id,
+        ])
+        ->goToNextWizardStep()
+        ->fillForm([
+            'scope_mode' => 'selected',
+            'backup_item_ids' => [$backupItem->id],
+        ])
+        ->goToNextWizardStep()
+        ->set('data.group_mapping', (object) [
+            'source-group-1' => 'SKIP',
+        ])
+        ->callFormComponentAction('check_results', 'run_restore_checks');
+
+    $summary = $component->get('data.check_summary');
+    $results = $component->get('data.check_results');
+
+    expect($summary)->toBeArray();
+    expect($summary['blocking'] ?? null)->toBe(0);
+    expect($summary['has_blockers'] ?? null)->toBeFalse();
+    expect($summary['warning'] ?? null)->toBe(1);
+
+    $assignmentCheck = collect($results)->firstWhere('code', 'assignment_groups');
+    expect($assignmentCheck)->toBeArray();
+    expect($assignmentCheck['severity'] ?? null)->toBe('warning');
+
+    $skippedGroups = $assignmentCheck['meta']['skipped'] ?? [];
+    expect($skippedGroups)->toBeArray();
+    expect($skippedGroups[0]['id'] ?? null)->toBe('source-group-1');
+});