diff --git a/js/issuer.js b/js/issuer.js
index f981466..0e8b6ed 100644
--- a/js/issuer.js
+++ b/js/issuer.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ $(function () {
     , '*': "FULL ACCOUNT ACCESS"
     };
 
-    if ('oauth3_authn' === clientParams.scope) {
+    if ('authn@oauth3.org' === (clientParams.scope||'').toString()) {
       // implicit ppid grant is automatic
       console.warn('[security] fix scope checking on backend so that we can do automatic grants');
       // TODO check user preference if implicit ppid grant is allowed
diff --git a/js/playground.js b/js/playground.js
index f1c73c1..fe005de 100644
--- a/js/playground.js
+++ b/js/playground.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     vm.defaults = { provider: vm.conf.provider_uri, directives: null };
     vm.defaults.scopes = [
       { name: 'profile@oauth3.org', desc: "Basic profile information", checked: true }
-    , { name: 'oauth3_authn', desc: "Basic secure authentication", checked: true }
+    , { name: 'authn@oauth3.org', desc: "Basic secure authentication", checked: true }
       //{ name: 'authn@oauth3.org', desc: "Basic secure authentication" }
     , { name: 'photos@daplie.com', desc: "Access to photos" }
     , { name: 'profile@oauth3.org', desc: "Access to basic profile info such as username, display_name, etc" }