diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_db_utils.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_db_utils.py
index 14a0eae1306..42c62e8d6a2 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_db_utils.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_db_utils.py
@@ -131,10 +131,7 @@ async def _list_user_groups(
             result = await conn.execute(
                 select(groups)
                 .select_from(groups.join(user_to_groups))
-                .where(
-                    (user_to_groups.c.uid == user_id)
-                    & (user_to_groups.c.access_rights["read"].astext == "true")
-                )
+                .where(user_to_groups.c.uid == user_id)
             )
             user_groups = await result.fetchall() or []
         return user_groups