diff --git a/src/Events/Startup.cs b/src/Events/Startup.cs
index 8f877fa05b..7ddc299596 100644
--- a/src/Events/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Events/Startup.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Bit.Events
                 config.AddPolicy("Application", policy =>
                 {
                     policy.RequireAuthenticatedUser();
-                    policy.RequireClaim(JwtClaimTypes.AuthenticationMethod, "Application");
+                    policy.RequireClaim(JwtClaimTypes.AuthenticationMethod, "Application", "external");
                     policy.RequireClaim(JwtClaimTypes.Scope, "api");
                 });
             });
diff --git a/src/Notifications/Startup.cs b/src/Notifications/Startup.cs
index aafc8f82cd..c1c7f9d7fd 100644
--- a/src/Notifications/Startup.cs
+++ b/src/Notifications/Startup.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Bit.Notifications
                 config.AddPolicy("Application", policy =>
                 {
                     policy.RequireAuthenticatedUser();
-                    policy.RequireClaim(JwtClaimTypes.AuthenticationMethod, "Application");
+                    policy.RequireClaim(JwtClaimTypes.AuthenticationMethod, "Application", "external");
                     policy.RequireClaim(JwtClaimTypes.Scope, "api");
                 });
                 config.AddPolicy("Internal", policy =>