diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/templates/ejabberd.yml.erb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/templates/ejabberd.yml.erb
index 8ec32ae..758ac6e 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/templates/ejabberd.yml.erb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/templates/ejabberd.yml.erb
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ api_permissions:
     what:
       - "add_rosteritem"
       - "delete_rosteritem"
+      - "send_message"
 
 language: "en"