diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
index a38610efd..08042cb2a 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ export default shield(
     },
     User: {
       email: or(isMyOwn, isAdmin),
+      emailNotificationSettings: isMyOwn,
     },
     Report: isModerator,
   },
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.ts
index 294ee81c1..2d8cec613 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/users.ts
@@ -382,12 +382,6 @@ export default {
       return email
     },
     emailNotificationSettings: async (parent, params, context, resolveInfo) => {
-      const { user } = context
-      if (user.id !== parent.id) {
-        // Its not the own user
-        return []
-      }
-
       return [
         {
           type: 'post',