diff --git a/packages/server/modules/shared/authz.ts b/packages/server/modules/shared/authz.ts
index 87882c3c8..ea997f004 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/shared/authz.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/shared/authz.ts
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ export const streamCommentsWritePermissionsPipelineFactory =
   ]
 
 export const streamReadPermissionsPipelineFactory = (): AuthPipelineFunction[] => [
-  validateScope({ requiredScope: Scopes.Streams.Write }),
+  validateScope({ requiredScope: Scopes.Streams.Read }),
   validateStreamPolicyAccessFactory({
     policyInvoker: async ({ authData, policies }) =>
       policies.project.canRead({