diff --git a/met-api/sample.env b/met-api/sample.env
index e192c1507..903aa662b 100644
--- a/met-api/sample.env
+++ b/met-api/sample.env
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ DATABASE_TEST_PORT=
 # This is generated dynamically during test execution; there's no requirement to instantiate the image separately.
 KEYCLOAK_TEST_BASE_URL="http://localhost:8081"
 
+JWT_OIDC_TEST_ROLE_CLAIM=realm_access.roles # SSO schema
+
 # Docker database settings
 # If unset, uses the same settings as the main database
 DATABASE_DOCKER_USERNAME=
diff --git a/met-api/src/met_api/config.py b/met-api/src/met_api/config.py
index 31e892650..f7d2c7671 100644
--- a/met-api/src/met_api/config.py
+++ b/met-api/src/met_api/config.py
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         )
         self.KC['BASE_URL'] = os.getenv('KEYCLOAK_TEST_BASE_URL', self.KC['BASE_URL'])
         self.KC['REALMNAME'] = os.getenv('KEYCLOAK_TEST_REALMNAME', self.KC['REALMNAME'])
+        self.JWT['ROLE_CLAIM'] = os.getenv('JWT_OIDC_TEST_ROLE_CLAIM', 'realm_access.roles')
 
     # Propagate exceptions up to the test runner
     TESTING = env_truthy('TESTING', default=True)
diff --git a/met-api/tests/utilities/factory_scenarios.py b/met-api/tests/utilities/factory_scenarios.py
index fb6a2d7ac..09970ebd0 100644
--- a/met-api/tests/utilities/factory_scenarios.py
+++ b/met-api/tests/utilities/factory_scenarios.py
@@ -271,8 +271,10 @@ class TestJwtClaims(dict, Enum):
         'firstname': fake.first_name(),
         'lastname': fake.last_name(),
         'preferred_username': fake.user_name(),
-        'client_roles': [
+        'realm_access': {
+            'roles': [
             ]
+        }
     }
 
     public_user_role = {
@@ -283,9 +285,11 @@ class TestJwtClaims(dict, Enum):
         'preferred_username': fake.user_name(),
         'email': fake.email(),
         'tenant_id': 1,
-        'client_roles': [
-            'public_user'
-        ]
+        'realm_access': {
+            'roles': [
+                'public_user'
+            ]
+        }
     }
 
     met_admin_role = {
@@ -298,18 +302,20 @@ class TestJwtClaims(dict, Enum):
         'tenant_id': 1,
         'email': 'staff@gov.bc.ca',
         'identity_provider': LoginSource.IDIR.value,
-        'client_roles': [
-            'staff',
-            'view_engagement',
-            'create_survey',
-            'view_users',
-            'create_admin_user',
-            'edit_members',
-            'toggle_user_status',
-            'export_to_csv',
-            'update_user_group',
-            'create_tenant'
-        ]
+        'realm_access': {
+            'roles': [
+                'staff',
+                'view_engagement',
+                'create_survey',
+                'view_users',
+                'create_admin_user',
+                'edit_members',
+                'toggle_user_status',
+                'export_to_csv',
+                'update_user_group',
+                'create_tenant'
+            ]
+        }
     }
 
     staff_admin_role = {
@@ -322,32 +328,34 @@ class TestJwtClaims(dict, Enum):
         'tenant_id': 1,
         'email': 'staff@gov.bc.ca',
         'identity_provider': LoginSource.IDIR.value,
-        'client_roles': [
-            'staff',
-            'view_engagement',
-            'create_engagement',
-            'edit_engagement',
-            'create_survey',
-            'view_users',
-            'view_private_engagements',
-            'create_admin_user',
-            'view_all_surveys',
-            'view_surveys',
-            'edit_all_surveys',
-            'edit_survey',
-            'view_unapproved_comments',
-            'clone_survey',
-            'edit_members',
-            'review_comments',
-            'review_all_comments',
-            'view_all_engagements',
-            'toggle_user_status',
-            'export_all_to_csv',
-            'update_user_group',
-            'export_proponent_comment_sheet',
-            'export_internal_comment_sheet',
-            'export_cac_form_to_sheet'
-        ]
+        'realm_access': {
+            'roles': [
+                'staff',
+                'view_engagement',
+                'create_engagement',
+                'edit_engagement',
+                'create_survey',
+                'view_users',
+                'view_private_engagements',
+                'create_admin_user',
+                'view_all_surveys',
+                'view_surveys',
+                'edit_all_surveys',
+                'edit_survey',
+                'view_unapproved_comments',
+                'clone_survey',
+                'edit_members',
+                'review_comments',
+                'review_all_comments',
+                'view_all_engagements',
+                'toggle_user_status',
+                'export_all_to_csv',
+                'update_user_group',
+                'export_proponent_comment_sheet',
+                'export_internal_comment_sheet',
+                'export_cac_form_to_sheet'
+            ]
+        }
     }
     team_member_role = {
         'iss': CONFIG.JWT_OIDC_TEST_ISSUER,
@@ -359,13 +367,15 @@ class TestJwtClaims(dict, Enum):
         'email': 'staff@gov.bc.ca',
         'identity_provider': LoginSource.IDIR.value,
         'tenant_id': 1,
-        'client_roles': [
-            'staff',
-            'view_engagement',
-            'view_users',
-            'clone_survey',
-            'export_proponent_comment_sheet'
-        ]
+        'realm_access': {
+            'roles': [
+                'staff',
+                'view_engagement',
+                'view_users',
+                'clone_survey',
+                'export_proponent_comment_sheet'
+            ]
+        }
     }
 
     reviewer_role = {
@@ -378,10 +388,12 @@ class TestJwtClaims(dict, Enum):
         'email': 'staff@gov.bc.ca',
         'identity_provider': LoginSource.IDIR.value,
         'tenant_id': 1,
-        'client_roles': [
-            'staff',
-            'view_users',
-        ]
+        'realm_access': {
+            'roles': [
+                'staff',
+                'view_users',
+            ]
+        }
     }