diff --git a/src/ejabberd_http_ws.erl b/src/ejabberd_http_ws.erl
index 1edaeb073..0c15ab6c0 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_http_ws.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_http_ws.erl
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ init([{#ws{ip = IP, http_opts = HOpts}, _} = WS]) ->
                                ({resume_timeout, _}) -> true;
                                ({max_resume_timeout, _}) -> true;
                                ({resend_on_timeout, _}) -> true;
+                               ({access, _}) -> true;
                                (_) -> false
                             end, HOpts),
     Opts = ejabberd_c2s_config:get_c2s_limits() ++ SOpts,