diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index a99de89a86..bff1864789 100755
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ app.get('/auth/google', passport.authenticate('google', { scope: 'profile email'
 app.get('/auth/google/callback', passport.authenticate('google', { successRedirect: '/', failureRedirect: '/login' }));
 app.get('/auth/twitter', passport.authenticate('twitter'));
 app.get('/auth/twitter/callback', passport.authenticate('twitter', { successRedirect: '/', failureRedirect: '/login' }));
-app.get('/auth/linkedin', passport.authenticate('linkedin', { scope: ['r_basicprofile', 'r_emailaddress'] }));
+app.get('/auth/linkedin', passport.authenticate('linkedin', { state: 'SOME STATE' }));
 app.get('/auth/linkedin/callback', passport.authenticate('linkedin', { successRedirect: '/', failureRedirect: '/login' }));
 
 /**