For a domain G in the one-point compactification
$\overline{\mathbb{R}}^n = {\mathbb{R}}^n \cup \{ \infty\}$
of
${\mathbb{R}}^n, n \geqslant 2$
, we characterise the completeness of the modulus metric
$\mu_G$
in terms of a potential-theoretic thickness condition of
$\partial G\,,$
Martio’s M-condition [35]. Next, we prove that
$\partial G$
is uniformly perfect if and only if
$\mu_G$
admits a minorant in terms of a Möbius invariant metric. Several applications to quasiconformal maps are given.