diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 086f9d04..d1edae82 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ migrations/
 
 # debug log file
 /log
-log
\ No newline at end of file
+log
+
+# conf folder for neodb
+/neodb
diff --git a/boofilsic/settings.py b/boofilsic/settings.py
index 92b2650e..28d38aef 100644
--- a/boofilsic/settings.py
+++ b/boofilsic/settings.py
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ MASTODON_ALLOW_ANY_SITE = False
 # Timeout of requests to Mastodon, in seconds
 MASTODON_TIMEOUT = 30
 
+MASTODON_CLIENT_SCOPE = 'read write follow'
+#use the following if it's a new site
+#MASTODON_CLIENT_SCOPE = 'read:accounts read:follows read:search read:blocks read:mutes write:statuses write:media'
+
 # Tags for toots posted from this site
 MASTODON_TAGS = '#NiceDB #NiceDB%(category)s #NiceDB%(category)s%(type)s'
 
diff --git a/mastodon/api.py b/mastodon/api.py
index ab6f5aff..b5dea567 100644
--- a/mastodon/api.py
+++ b/mastodon/api.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def create_app(domain_name):
 
     payload = {
         'client_name': settings.CLIENT_NAME,
-        'scopes': 'read write follow',
+        'scopes': settings.MASTODON_CLIENT_SCOPE,
         'redirect_uris': settings.REDIRECT_URIS,
         'website': settings.APP_WEBSITE
     }
diff --git a/sync/jobs.py b/sync/jobs.py
index 519b8618..e6617773 100644
--- a/sync/jobs.py
+++ b/sync/jobs.py
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ class DoufenParser:
             return self.items
 
         except Exception as e:
+            print('ERROR ' + self.__file_path)
             logger.error(e)
             raise e
 
diff --git a/users/templates/users/login.html b/users/templates/users/login.html
index 5544066c..3d286307 100644
--- a/users/templates/users/login.html
+++ b/users/templates/users/login.html
@@ -68,15 +68,9 @@
             let domain = selected.val();
 
             Cookies.set('mastodon_domain', domain);
-            {% if debug %}
             location.href = "https://" + domain + "/oauth/authorize?client_id=" + client_id + 
-                "&scope=read+write&redirect_uri=http://{{ request.get_host }}{% url 'users:OAuth2_login' %}" +
+                "&scope={{ scope }}&redirect_uri={{ request.scheme }}://{{ request.get_host }}{% url 'users:OAuth2_login' %}" +
                 "&response_type=code";
-            {% else %}
-            location.href = "https://" + domain + "/oauth/authorize?client_id=" + client_id + 
-                "&scope=read+write&redirect_uri=https://{{ request.get_host }}{% url 'users:OAuth2_login' %}" +
-                "&response_type=code";
-            {% endif %}
         });
     </script>
     {% endif %}
diff --git a/users/views.py b/users/views.py
index d11903e8..4768a240 100644
--- a/users/views.py
+++ b/users/views.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from music.forms import MusicMarkStatusTranslator
 from games.forms import GameMarkStatusTranslator
 from mastodon.models import MastodonApplication
 from django.conf import settings
+from urllib.parse import quote
 
 # Views
 ########################################
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ def login(request):
             'users/login.html',
             {
                 'sites': sites,
+                'scope': quote(settings.MASTODON_CLIENT_SCOPE),
                 'selected_site': selected_site,
                 'allow_any_site': settings.MASTODON_ALLOW_ANY_SITE,
             }
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ def connect(request):
                 }
             )
     else:
-        login_url = "https://" + domain + "/oauth/authorize?client_id=" + app.client_id + "&scope=read+write&redirect_uri=" + request.scheme + "://" + request.get_host() + reverse('users:OAuth2_login') + "&response_type=code"
+        login_url = "https://" + domain + "/oauth/authorize?client_id=" + app.client_id + "&scope=" + quote(settings.MASTODON_CLIENT_SCOPE) + "&redirect_uri=" + request.scheme + "://" + request.get_host() + reverse('users:OAuth2_login') + "&response_type=code"
         resp = redirect(login_url)
         resp.set_cookie("mastodon_domain", domain)
         return resp