diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/OrganizationValidator.java b/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/OrganizationValidator.java
index 63a9110e..d9f784e9 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/OrganizationValidator.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/OrganizationValidator.java
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public OAuth2TokenValidatorResult validate(Jwt jwt) {
         
         String org = jwt.getClaim(SecurityUtil.CLAIM_ORGANIZATION);
         
-        if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(org)) {
+        // Service accounts won't have an Organization so don't validate
+        if (SecurityUtil.isServiceAccount(jwt) || StringUtils.isNotEmpty(org)) {
             return OAuth2TokenValidatorResult.success();
         } else {
     		// Audit the failure. Only users with defined Organization should be considered as authorized and able to access MSP Direct.
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/SecurityConfig.java b/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/SecurityConfig.java
index 98e60784..ab4481ce 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/SecurityConfig.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/SecurityConfig.java
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ protected void configure(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
             .mvcMatchers(HttpMethod.POST, "/msp-contracts/update-contract-address").hasRole("UpdateContractAddress")
             .mvcMatchers(HttpMethod.POST, "/msp-contracts/inquire-contract").hasAnyRole("ContractInquiry", "GetContractAddress")  //inquire-contract endpoint will require this multi role as it is used by both R40 and R37 transactions
             .mvcMatchers(HttpMethod.POST, "/patient-registration/get-patient-registration").hasRole("PatientRegistration")
-            .mvcMatchers(HttpMethod.GET,  "/payee-mapping/").hasAnyRole("PatientRegistration", "ManageMSPPayeeNumber")
+            .mvcMatchers(HttpMethod.GET,  "/payee-mapping/{id}").hasAnyRole("PatientRegistration", "ManageMSPPayeeNumber")
             .mvcMatchers(HttpMethod.POST, "/payee-mapping").hasRole("ManageMSPPayeeNumber")
-            .mvcMatchers(HttpMethod.PUT,  "/payee-mapping/").hasRole("ManageMSPPayeeNumber")
-            .mvcMatchers(HttpMethod.DELETE, "/payee-mapping/").hasRole("ManageMSPPayeeNumber")
+            .mvcMatchers(HttpMethod.PUT,  "/payee-mapping/{id}").hasRole("ManageMSPPayeeNumber")
+            .mvcMatchers(HttpMethod.DELETE, "/payee-mapping/{id}").hasRole("ManageMSPPayeeNumber")
             .mvcMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/user/**").fullyAuthenticated()
             .mvcMatchers("/*").denyAll()
             .and()
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/SecurityUtil.java b/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/SecurityUtil.java
index 6eee3943..7b10ba36 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/SecurityUtil.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/hlth/hnweb/security/SecurityUtil.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ public class SecurityUtil {
 	public static final String CLAIM_USERNAME = "preferred_username";
 	private static final String CLAIM_SUB = "sub"; // the Subject claim identifies the principal that is the subject of the JWT
 	public static final String CLAIM_ORGANIZATION = "org_details";
+	public static final String CLAIM_CLIENT_ID = "clientId"; 
 
 	private static final String ORGANIZATION_ID = "id";
 
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ public class SecurityUtil {
 	
 	private static final String UNKNOWN_ROLE = "UNKNOWN";
 
+    private static final String SERVICE_SUFFIX = "-SERVICE";
+
 	private static String KEYCLOAK_CLIENT;
 
 	private static SecurityProperties securityProperties;
@@ -167,5 +171,17 @@ public static List<String> loadPermissions(Jwt jwt, Map<String, List<String>> ro
 
 		return permissions;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the jwt is generated for a service account. 
+	 * @param jwt
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static Boolean isServiceAccount(Jwt jwt) {
+		// This is just a rough check to see if the client is a service account
+		// It's good enough to detect any current MSP Direct API clients
+        return StringUtils.endsWith(jwt.getClaim(SecurityUtil.CLAIM_CLIENT_ID), SERVICE_SUFFIX);
+
+	}
 
 }
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