diff --git a/src/public/react/components/ConnectionModal.react.jsx b/src/public/react/components/ConnectionModal.react.jsx
index febccfd..a04e061 100644
--- a/src/public/react/components/ConnectionModal.react.jsx
+++ b/src/public/react/components/ConnectionModal.react.jsx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ var ConnectionModal = React.createClass({
     return [
       window.env.userUrl + '?',
       'response_type=code',
-      '&scope=' + encodeURIComponent(connection.options.scope),
+      '&scope=' + encodeURIComponent(connection.options.scope || 'openid profile'),
       '&client_id=' + window.env.masterClientId,
       '&connection=' + this.state.connection.name,
       '&redirect_uri=' + window.env.manageUrl + '/tester/callback?connection=' + this.state.connection.name