diff --git a/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/application/mgt/core/identityserver/serviceprovider/impl/WSO2IAMSPApplicationService.java b/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/application/mgt/core/identityserver/serviceprovider/impl/WSO2IAMSPApplicationService.java
index 2dc5a91e27..4c7936746d 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/application/mgt/core/identityserver/serviceprovider/impl/WSO2IAMSPApplicationService.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/application/mgt/core/identityserver/serviceprovider/impl/WSO2IAMSPApplicationService.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class WSO2IAMSPApplicationService implements ISServiceProviderApplication
      * @return constructed error message
      */
     private String constructErrorMessage(HttpResponse response) {
-        String msg = "Error occurred while calling SP Applications API";
+        String msg = "Error occurred while calling SP Applications API. Response status: " + response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
         if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == HttpStatus.SC_UNAUTHORIZED) {
             msg += ". Make sure provided identity Server credentials are valid";
         }
diff --git a/features/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/conf/mdm-ui-config.xml b/features/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/conf/mdm-ui-config.xml
index 8c0d7bed76..87ee501c52 100644
--- a/features/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/conf/mdm-ui-config.xml
+++ b/features/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/conf/mdm-ui-config.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
         <Scope>perm:app:publisher:service-provider:create</Scope>
         <Scope>perm:app:publisher:service-provider:attach</Scope>
         <Scope>perm:app:publisher:service-provider:detach</Scope>
+        <Scope>perm:app:publisher:service-provider:connect</Scope>
         <Scope>perm:app:publisher:view</Scope>
         <Scope>perm:app:publisher:update</Scope>
         <Scope>perm:app:store:view</Scope>
diff --git a/features/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/conf_templates/templates/repository/conf/mdm-ui-config.xml.j2 b/features/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/conf_templates/templates/repository/conf/mdm-ui-config.xml.j2
index 292234023c..df649391a3 100644
--- a/features/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/conf_templates/templates/repository/conf/mdm-ui-config.xml.j2
+++ b/features/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.basics.feature/src/main/resources/conf_templates/templates/repository/conf/mdm-ui-config.xml.j2
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
         <Scope>perm:app:publisher:service-provider:create</Scope>
         <Scope>perm:app:publisher:service-provider:attach</Scope>
         <Scope>perm:app:publisher:service-provider:detach</Scope>
+        <Scope>perm:app:publisher:service-provider:connect</Scope>
         <Scope>perm:app:publisher:view</Scope>
         <Scope>perm:app:publisher:update</Scope>
         <Scope>perm:app:store:view</Scope>