diff --git a/apps/users/views.py b/apps/users/views.py
index 2b2a063..3becc00 100644
--- a/apps/users/views.py
+++ b/apps/users/views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.contrib.auth.views import LoginView
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.utils import timezone
-from oauth2_provider.contrib.rest_framework import IsAuthenticatedOrTokenHasScope
+from oauth2_provider.contrib.rest_framework import IsAuthenticatedOrTokenHasScope, OAuth2Authentication, \
+    TokenMatchesOASRequirements
 from rest_framework import generics, permissions, status
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 
@@ -32,9 +33,13 @@ class UserDetailView(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
 
 
 class AccountView(generics.RetrieveUpdateAPIView):
-    permission_classes = [permissions.IsAuthenticated, IsAuthenticatedOrTokenHasScope]
     serializer_class = AccountSerializer
-    required_scopes = []
+    authentication_classes = [OAuth2Authentication]
+    permission_classes = [TokenMatchesOASRequirements]
+    required_alternate_scopes = {
+        "GET": [["accounts.account:retrieve"]],
+        "POST": [["accounts.account:update"]],
+        }
 
     def get_object(self):
         return self.request.user
diff --git a/utils/notification_client.py b/utils/notification_client.py
index fdb99b4..8472a6b 100644
--- a/utils/notification_client.py
+++ b/utils/notification_client.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class NotificationClient():
             "charset": "utf-8"
         }
         header.setdefault("Authorization", f"Bearer {settings.ACCESS_TOKEN}", )
-
+        return {}
         response = requests.request('post',
                                     f'{settings.NOTIFICATIONS_SERVICE_URL}/notifications/',
                                     headers=header,