diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/permission/default-roles.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/permission/default-roles.ts
index 81814a67c..8c45ed8f8 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/permission/default-roles.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/permission/default-roles.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ const buildAdminPermissionRules = () => {
     ProjectPermissionSub.Settings,
     ProjectPermissionSub.Environments,
     ProjectPermissionSub.Tags,
-    ProjectPermissionSub.AuditLogs,
     ProjectPermissionSub.IpAllowList,
     ProjectPermissionSub.CertificateAuthorities,
     ProjectPermissionSub.PkiAlerts,
@@ -67,6 +66,8 @@ const buildAdminPermissionRules = () => {
     );
   });
 
+  can([ProjectPermissionAuditLogsActions.Read], ProjectPermissionSub.AuditLogs);
+
   can(
     [
       ProjectPermissionPkiTemplateActions.Read,