diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/auth/auth.module.ts b/apps/api/src/app/auth/auth.module.ts
index a417563fd..be91058f4 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/auth/auth.module.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/auth/auth.module.ts
@@ -45,12 +45,19 @@ import { OidcStrategy } from './oidc.strategy';
         configurationService: ConfigurationService
       ) => {
         const issuer = configurationService.get('OIDC_ISSUER');
+        const scopeString = configurationService.get('OIDC_SCOPE');
+        const scope = scopeString
+          .split(' ')
+          .map((s) => s.trim())
+          .filter((s) => s.length > 0);
+
         const options: any = {
           callbackURL: `${configurationService.get(
             'ROOT_URL'
           )}/api/auth/oidc/callback`,
           clientID: configurationService.get('OIDC_CLIENT_ID'),
-          clientSecret: configurationService.get('OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET')
+          clientSecret: configurationService.get('OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET'),
+          scope
         };
 
         if (issuer) {
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/auth/oidc.strategy.ts b/apps/api/src/app/auth/oidc.strategy.ts
index 34d300d0f..3224daed9 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/auth/oidc.strategy.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/auth/oidc.strategy.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export class OidcStrategy extends PassportStrategy(Strategy, 'oidc') {
     super({
       ...options,
       passReqToCallback: true,
-      scope: ['openid', 'profile', 'email'],
       store: OidcStrategy.stateStore
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     } as any);
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts b/apps/api/src/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts
index 7c2b0adb9..56b0124fe 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/configuration/configuration.service.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export class ConfigurationService {
       OIDC_CLIENT_ID: str({ default: '' }),
       OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET: str({ default: '' }),
       OIDC_ISSUER: str({ default: '' }),
+      OIDC_SCOPE: str({ default: 'profile' }),
       OIDC_TOKEN_URL: str({ default: '' }),
       OIDC_USER_INFO_URL: str({ default: '' }),
       PORT: port({ default: DEFAULT_PORT }),