diff --git a/lexicons/io/atcr/authFullApp.json b/lexicons/io/atcr/authFullApp.json
index a757246..8074f8e 100644
--- a/lexicons/io/atcr/authFullApp.json
+++ b/lexicons/io/atcr/authFullApp.json
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@
           "resource": "repo",
           "action": ["create", "update", "delete"],
           "collection": ["io.atcr.manifest", "io.atcr.tag", "io.atcr.sailor.star", "io.atcr.sailor.profile", "io.atcr.repo.page"]
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "permission",
-          "resource": "rpc",
-          "lxm": ["com.atproto.repo.getRecord"],
-          "aud": "*"
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/pkg/auth/oauth/client.go b/pkg/auth/oauth/client.go
index 105c2cc..0c061f2 100644
--- a/pkg/auth/oauth/client.go
+++ b/pkg/auth/oauth/client.go
@@ -82,13 +82,8 @@ func GetDefaultScopes(did string) []string {
 		// See lexicons/io/atcr/authFullApp.json for definition
 		// Uses "include:" prefix per ATProto permission spec
 		"include:io.atcr.authFullApp",
-		// Individual repo/rpc scopes (for current PDS compatibility)
-		// fmt.Sprintf("repo:%s", atproto.ManifestCollection),
-		// fmt.Sprintf("repo:%s", atproto.TagCollection),
-		// fmt.Sprintf("repo:%s", atproto.StarCollection),
-		// fmt.Sprintf("repo:%s", atproto.SailorProfileCollection),
-		// fmt.Sprintf("repo:%s", atproto.RepoPageCollection),
-		// "rpc:com.atproto.repo.getRecord?aud=*",
+		// com.atproto scopes must be separate (permission-sets are namespace-limited)
+		"rpc:com.atproto.repo.getRecord?aud=*",
 		// Blob scopes (not supported in Lexicon permission-sets)
 		// Image manifest types (single-arch)
 		"blob:application/vnd.oci.image.manifest.v1+json",
@@ -228,6 +223,18 @@ func (r *Refresher) DoWithSession(ctx context.Context, did string, fn func(sessi
 	// The session's PersistSessionCallback will save nonce updates to DB
 	err = fn(session)
 
+	// If request failed with auth error, delete session to force re-auth
+	if err != nil && isAuthError(err) {
+		slog.Warn("Auth error detected, deleting session to force re-auth",
+			"component", "oauth/refresher",
+			"did", did,
+			"error", err)
+		// Don't hold the lock while deleting - release first
+		mutex.Unlock()
+		_ = r.DeleteSession(ctx, did)
+		mutex.Lock() // Re-acquire for the deferred unlock
+	}
+
 	slog.Debug("Released session lock for DoWithSession",
 		"component", "oauth/refresher",
 		"did", did,
@@ -236,6 +243,19 @@ func (r *Refresher) DoWithSession(ctx context.Context, did string, fn func(sessi
 	return err
 }
 
+// isAuthError checks if an error looks like an OAuth/auth failure
+func isAuthError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	errStr := strings.ToLower(err.Error())
+	return strings.Contains(errStr, "unauthorized") ||
+		strings.Contains(errStr, "invalid_token") ||
+		strings.Contains(errStr, "insufficient_scope") ||
+		strings.Contains(errStr, "token expired") ||
+		strings.Contains(errStr, "401")
+}
+
 // resumeSession loads a session from storage
 func (r *Refresher) resumeSession(ctx context.Context, did string) (*oauth.ClientSession, error) {
 	// Parse DID
@@ -260,28 +280,15 @@ func (r *Refresher) resumeSession(ctx context.Context, did string) (*oauth.Clien
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no session found for DID: %s", did)
 	}
 
-	// Validate that session scopes match current desired scopes
+	// Log scope differences for debugging, but don't delete session
+	// The PDS will reject requests if scopes are insufficient
+	// (Permission-sets get expanded by PDS, so exact matching doesn't work)
 	desiredScopes := r.clientApp.Config.Scopes
 	if !ScopesMatch(sessionData.Scopes, desiredScopes) {
-		slog.Debug("Scope mismatch, deleting session",
+		slog.Debug("Session scopes differ from desired (may be permission-set expansion)",
 			"did", did,
 			"storedScopes", sessionData.Scopes,
 			"desiredScopes", desiredScopes)
-
-		// Delete the session from database since scopes have changed
-		if err := r.clientApp.Store.DeleteSession(ctx, accountDID, sessionID); err != nil {
-			slog.Warn("Failed to delete session with mismatched scopes", "error", err, "did", did)
-		}
-
-		// Also invalidate UI sessions since OAuth is now invalid
-		if r.uiSessionStore != nil {
-			r.uiSessionStore.DeleteByDID(did)
-			slog.Info("Invalidated UI sessions due to scope mismatch",
-				"component", "oauth/refresher",
-				"did", did)
-		}
-
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("OAuth scopes changed, re-authentication required")
 	}
 
 	// Resume session