diff --git a/djangoldp_account/models.py b/djangoldp_account/models.py
index c9cd0128641ebcd4b3fe38e21c7173d8ea25d1f1..26ae575afabcc7776ad6d71fab5c5f631fd065f6 100644
--- a/djangoldp_account/models.py
+++ b/djangoldp_account/models.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class Account(Model):
         )
         lookup_field = 'slug'
         owner_field = 'user'
-        permission_classes = getattr(settings, 'USER_PERMISSION_CLASSES', [LDPPermissions])
+        permission_classes = getattr(settings, 'USER_PERMISSION_CLASSES', [LDPUserPermissions])
         anonymous_perms = getattr(settings, 'USER_ANONYMOUS_PERMISSIONS', ['view'])
         authenticated_perms = getattr(settings, 'USER_AUTHENTICATED_PERMISSIONS', ['inherit'])
         owner_perms = getattr(settings, 'USER_OWNER_PERMISSIONS', ['inherit'])
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class ChatProfile(Model):
         )
         lookup_field = 'slug'
         owner_field = 'user'
-        permission_classes = getattr(settings, 'USER_PERMISSION_CLASSES', [LDPPermissions])
+        permission_classes = getattr(settings, 'USER_PERMISSION_CLASSES', [LDPUserPermissions])
         anonymous_perms = getattr(settings, 'USER_ANONYMOUS_PERMISSIONS', ['view'])
         authenticated_perms = getattr(settings, 'USER_AUTHENTICATED_PERMISSIONS', ['inherit'])
         owner_perms = getattr(settings, 'USER_OWNER_PERMISSIONS', ['inherit'])