diff --git a/symposion_project/settings.py b/symposion_project/settings.py
index 8b81f04ab1be68732b61980e0f20453c36e56823..e8279f3c99e3f7e83e50b4800e05ad5567b4c6ae 100644
--- a/symposion_project/settings.py
+++ b/symposion_project/settings.py
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ ACCOUNT_LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = "home"
 ACCOUNT_USER_DISPLAY = lambda user: user.email
 
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
+    # Permissions Backends
+    "symposion.teams.backends.TeamPermissionsBackend",
+    
+    # Auth backends
     "account.auth_backends.EmailAuthenticationBackend",
 ]