diff --git a/src/views/views.ts b/src/views/views.ts
index fa18aab..cf2e70d 100644
--- a/src/views/views.ts
+++ b/src/views/views.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ViewRouter.get("/auth", Stacker(GetUserMiddleware(false, true), async (req, res)
    let permissions: IPermission[] = [];
    let proms: PromiseLike<void>[] = [];
    if (scope) {
-      for (let perm of scope.split(";")) {
+      for (let perm of scope.split(";").filter(e => e !== "read_user")) {
          proms.push(Permission.findById(perm).then(p => {
             if (!p) return Promise.reject(new Error());
             permissions.push(p);