diff --git a/hermes_cli/config.py b/hermes_cli/config.py
index 738960bb4..462f651e8 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/config.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/config.py
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ OPTIONAL_ENV_VARS = {
     "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": {
         "description": "Slack bot token (xoxb-). Get from OAuth & Permissions after installing your app. "
                        "Required scopes: chat:write, app_mentions:read, channels:history, groups:history, "
-                       "im:history, im:read, im:write, users:read, files:write",
+                       "im:history, im:read, im:write, users:read, files:read, files:write",
         "prompt": "Slack Bot Token (xoxb-...)",
         "url": "https://api.slack.com/apps",
         "password": True,