diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b5c4d935..ee45273b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ The values can be found in the Azure AD configuration page. Short explanation of
 - `WEBVIZ_TENANT_ID`: The organization's Azure tenant ID (Equinor has exactly one tenant ID).
 - `WEBVIZ_CLIENT_ID`: ID of the Webviz Azure AD app.
 - `WEBVIZ_CLIENT_SECRET`: Webviz Azure AD app's client secret.
-- `WEBVIZ_SCOPE`: The API permission for this Webviz Azure AD app.
+- `WEBVIZ_SCOPE`: The API permission for this Webviz Azure AD app. If there are more than one scopes, use comma (`,`) to separate them. Note that only multiple scopes from one resource/API is currently supported.
 
 If you are serving behind a proxy, you might need to configure trust for X-FORWARD headers.
 Internally, this is done by using a ProxyFix class, as described in the Flask [docs](https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/2.0.x/deploying/wsgi-standalone/#proxy-setups). To enable the use of the ProxyFix class, set one or all of the following variables to an integer describing the number of trusted forwards:
diff --git a/webviz_config/_oauth2.py b/webviz_config/_oauth2.py
index bdac30c7..a54014b3 100644
--- a/webviz_config/_oauth2.py
+++ b/webviz_config/_oauth2.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ def __init__(self, app: flask.app.Flask):
         self._tenant_id = os.environ["WEBVIZ_TENANT_ID"]
         self._client_id = os.environ["WEBVIZ_CLIENT_ID"]
         self._client_secret = os.environ["WEBVIZ_CLIENT_SECRET"]
-        self._scope = os.environ["WEBVIZ_SCOPE"]
+        scope_raw = os.environ["WEBVIZ_SCOPE"]
+        self._scope = [scope.strip() for scope in scope_raw.split(",")]
 
         # Initiate msal
         self._msal_app = msal.ConfidentialClientApplication(
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ def _login_controller():  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
 
             # First leg of Oauth2 authorization code flow
             auth_url = self._msal_app.get_authorization_request_url(
-                scopes=[self._scope], redirect_uri=redirect_uri
+                scopes=self._scope, redirect_uri=redirect_uri
             )
             return flask.redirect(auth_url)
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ def _auth_return_controller():  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
 
             # Second leg of Oauth2 authorization code flow
             tokens_result = self._msal_app.acquire_token_by_authorization_code(
-                code=code, scopes=[self._scope], redirect_uri=redirect_uri
+                code=code, scopes=self._scope, redirect_uri=redirect_uri
             )
             expires_in = tokens_result.get("expires_in")
             expiration_date = datetime.datetime.now(
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ def refresh_token_if_possible(self) -> Tuple[str, datetime.datetime]:
         if not self._accounts:
             self._accounts = self._msal_app.get_accounts()
         renewed_tokens_result = self._msal_app.acquire_token_silent(
-            scopes=[self._scope], account=self._accounts[0]
+            scopes=self._scope, account=self._accounts[0]
         )
         expires_in = renewed_tokens_result.get("expires_in")
         new_expiration_date = datetime.datetime.now(