diff --git a/apps/meteor/ee/server/api/licenses.ts b/apps/meteor/ee/server/api/licenses.ts
index 28b0b2e080f3..22ddbda9e31e 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/ee/server/api/licenses.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/ee/server/api/licenses.ts
@@ -41,17 +41,13 @@ API.v1.addRoute(
 
 API.v1.addRoute(
 	'licenses.add',
-	{ authRequired: true },
+	{ authRequired: true, permissionsRequired: ['edit-privileged-setting'] },
 	{
 		async post() {
 			check(this.bodyParams, {
 				license: String,
 			});
 
-			if (!(await hasPermissionAsync(this.userId, 'edit-privileged-setting'))) {
-				return API.v1.unauthorized();
-			}
-
 			const { license } = this.bodyParams;
 			if (!(await License.validateFormat(license))) {
 				return API.v1.failure('Invalid license');
diff --git a/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/licenses.ts b/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/licenses.ts
index 7792d497fe1b..10dce4177aec 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/licenses.ts
+++ b/apps/meteor/tests/end-to-end/api/licenses.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('licenses', () => {
 				.expect(403)
 				.expect((res) => {
 					expect(res.body).to.have.property('success', false);
-					expect(res.body).to.have.property('error', 'unauthorized');
+					expect(res.body).to.have.property('error', 'User does not have the permissions required for this action [error-unauthorized]');
 				})
 				.end(done);
 		});