diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index e759be67a..3a56e561d 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ user-databases:
       client-id: "_env:OAUTH2CLIENTID:"
       client-secret: "_env:OAUTH2CLIENTSECRET:"
       tenant-id: "_env:OAUTH2TENANTID:"
-      scopes: "_env:OAUTH2SCOPES:"
+      scopes: "_env:OAUTH2SCOPES:[]"
   - protocol: "ldap"
     config:
       host:    "_env:LDAPHOST:"