diff --git a/src/accesscontrol.js b/src/accesscontrol.js
index 4f046ce3b..9ff4e0608 100644
--- a/src/accesscontrol.js
+++ b/src/accesscontrol.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     accessTokenAuth: accessTokenAuth,
 
     validateScope: validateScope,
-    validateRequestedScopes: validateRequestedScopes,
+    hasScopes: hasScopes,
     intersectScope: intersectScope,
     canonicalScope: canonicalScope
 };
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ function validateScope(scope) {
     return null;
 }
 
-// tests if all requestedScopes are attached to the request
-function validateRequestedScopes(authInfo, requestedScopes) {
+// tests if all requiredScopes are attached to the request
+function hasScopes(authInfo, requiredScopes) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof authInfo, 'object');
-    assert(Array.isArray(requestedScopes));
+    assert(Array.isArray(requiredScopes), 'Expecting array');
 
     if (!authInfo || !authInfo.scope) return new Error('No scope found');
 
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ function validateRequestedScopes(authInfo, requestedScopes) {
 
     if (scopes.indexOf(exports.SCOPE_ANY) !== -1) return null;
 
-    for (var i = 0; i < requestedScopes.length; ++i) {
-        if (scopes.indexOf(requestedScopes[i]) === -1) {
-            debug('scope: missing scope "%s".', requestedScopes[i]);
-            return new Error('Missing required scope "' + requestedScopes[i] + '"');
+    for (var i = 0; i < requiredScopes.length; ++i) {
+        if (scopes.indexOf(requiredScopes[i]) === -1) {
+            debug('scope: missing scope "%s".', requiredScopes[i]);
+            return new Error('Missing required scope "' + requiredScopes[i] + '"');
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/accesscontrol.js b/src/routes/accesscontrol.js
index b86d80683..a90d4e133 100644
--- a/src/routes/accesscontrol.js
+++ b/src/routes/accesscontrol.js
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ var accesscontrol = require('../accesscontrol.js'),
 //  See server.js:
 //    var profileScope = routes.oauth2.scope('profile');
 //
-function scope(requestedScope) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof requestedScope, 'string');
+function scope(requiredScope) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof requiredScope, 'string');
 
-    var requestedScopes = requestedScope.split(',');
+    var requiredScopes = requiredScope.split(',');
 
     return [
         passport.authenticate(['bearer'], { session: false }),
 
         function (req, res, next) {
-            var error = accesscontrol.validateRequestedScopes(req.authInfo || null, requestedScopes);
+            var error = accesscontrol.hasScopes(req.authInfo || null, requiredScopes);
             if (error) return next(new HttpError(403, error.message));
 
             next();
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ function scope(requestedScope) {
     ];
 }
 
-function websocketAuth(requestedScopes, req, res, next) {
-    assert(Array.isArray(requestedScopes));
+function websocketAuth(requiredScopes, req, res, next) {
+    assert(Array.isArray(requiredScopes));
 
     if (typeof req.query.access_token !== 'string') return next(new HttpError(401, 'Unauthorized'));
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function websocketAuth(requestedScopes, req, res, next) {
         req.user = user;
         req.authInfo = info;
 
-        var e = accesscontrol.validateRequestedScopes(req.authInfo, requestedScopes);
+        var e = accesscontrol.hasScopes(req.authInfo, requiredScopes);
         if (e) return next(new HttpError(401, e.message));
 
         next();
diff --git a/src/test/accesscontrol-test.js b/src/test/accesscontrol-test.js
index c917e67ee..759083b83 100644
--- a/src/test/accesscontrol-test.js
+++ b/src/test/accesscontrol-test.js
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ describe('access control', function () {
         it('everything is different', function () {
             expect(accesscontrol.intersectScope('cloudron,domains', 'clients,apps')).to.be('');
         });
+    });
 
+    describe('hasScopes', function () {
+        it('succeeds if it contains the scope', function () {
+            expect(accesscontrol.hasScopes({ scope: 'apps' }, [ 'apps' ])).to.be(null);
+            expect(accesscontrol.hasScopes({ scope: 'apps,mail' }, [ 'mail' ])).to.be(null);
+            expect(accesscontrol.hasScopes({ scope: 'clients,*,apps,mail' }, [ 'mail' ])).to.be(null);
+        });
+
+        it('fails if it does not contain the scope', function () {
+            expect(accesscontrol.hasScopes({ scope: 'apps' }, [ 'mail' ])).to.be.an(Error);
+            expect(accesscontrol.hasScopes({ scope: 'apps,mail' }, [ 'clients' ])).to.be.an(Error);
+        });
     });
 });