diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/config/auth/DefaultAuthorizationConfig.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/config/auth/DefaultAuthorizationConfig.java
index 299b402789..0ba2a1f284 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/config/auth/DefaultAuthorizationConfig.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/bakdata/conquery/models/config/auth/DefaultAuthorizationConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.bakdata.conquery.models.config.auth;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -7,12 +8,15 @@
 import com.bakdata.conquery.apiv1.auth.ProtoUser;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.io.cps.CPSType;
 import com.bakdata.conquery.models.auth.permissions.AdminPermission;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.auth.permissions.DatasetPermission;
+import com.bakdata.conquery.models.auth.permissions.SuperPermission;
+import io.dropwizard.validation.ValidationMethod;
 import jakarta.validation.Valid;
 import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotEmpty;
-import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Data;
 
 @CPSType(base = AuthorizationConfig.class, id = "DEFAULT")
-@Getter
+@Data
 public class DefaultAuthorizationConfig implements AuthorizationConfig {
 
 	@Valid
@@ -21,10 +25,14 @@ public class DefaultAuthorizationConfig implements AuthorizationConfig {
 															.permissions(Set.of(AdminPermission.DOMAIN))
 															.build());
 
-	@NotEmpty
 	@Valid
-	private List<ProtoUser> initialUsers;
+	private List<ProtoUser> initialUsers = Collections.emptyList();
 
 	@NotEmpty
-	private List<String> overviewScope;
+	private List<String> overviewScope = List.of(DatasetPermission.DOMAIN, AdminPermission.DOMAIN, SuperPermission.DOMAIN);
+
+	@ValidationMethod(message = "No initial entities defined. Access will not be possible")
+	public boolean isInitialAccessPossible() {
+		return !(initialRoles.isEmpty() && initialUsers.isEmpty());
+	}
 }