diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index aeff088..9e4765c 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ ALLOWED_LIFETIME_MAX=4w
 #VERIFY_SSL=false
 #ENABLE_ENCRYPTION=true
 #TELEGRAM_APP_ID=
-#TELEGRAM_BRIDGE_ADMIN_1=
-#TELEGRAM_BRIDGE_ADMIN_2=
+TELEGRAM_BRIDGE_PERMISSIONS="{ \"*\": \"relaybot\" }"
 #SECRET_TELEGRAM_DB_PASSWORD_VERSION=v1
 #SECRET_TELEGRAM_API_HASH_VERSION=v1
 #SECRET_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN_VERSION=v1
@@ -109,8 +108,7 @@ ALLOWED_LIFETIME_MAX=4w
 
 #COMPOSE_FILE="$COMPOSE_FILE:compose.signal.yml"
 #SIGNAL_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION=true
-#SIGNAL_BRIDGE_ADMIN_1="@foo:example.com"
-#SIGNAL_BRIDGE_ADMIN_2="@bar:example.com"
+SIGNAL_BRIDGE_PERMISSIONS="{ \"*\": \"relay\" }"
 #SECRET_SIGNAL_AS_TOKEN_VERSION=v1
 #SECRET_SIGNAL_DB_PASSWORD_VERSION=v1
 #SECRET_SIGNAL_HS_TOKEN_VERSION=v1
diff --git a/compose.signal.yml b/compose.signal.yml
index c053e5f..bce4052 100644
--- a/compose.signal.yml
+++ b/compose.signal.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - HOMESERVER_DOMAIN
       - HOMESERVER_URL
-      - SIGNAL_BRIDGE_ADMIN_1
-      - SIGNAL_BRIDGE_ADMIN_2
+      - SIGNAL_BRIDGE_PERMISSIONS
       - SIGNAL_ENABLE_ENCRYPTION
       - VERIFY_SSL
     secrets:
diff --git a/compose.telegram.yml b/compose.telegram.yml
index 28a5d51..f2618fb 100644
--- a/compose.telegram.yml
+++ b/compose.telegram.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ services:
       - HOMESERVER_DOMAIN
       - HOMESERVER_URL
       - TELEGRAM_APP_ID
-      - TELEGRAM_BRIDGE_ADMIN_1
-      - TELEGRAM_BRIDGE_ADMIN_2
+      - TELEGRAM_BRIDGE_PERMISSIONS
       - VERIFY_SSL
     secrets:
       - telegram_api_hash
diff --git a/signal_bridge.yaml.tmpl b/signal_bridge.yaml.tmpl
index c0a2e60..91000b4 100644
--- a/signal_bridge.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/signal_bridge.yaml.tmpl
@@ -267,10 +267,8 @@ bridge:
     #        * - All Matrix users
     #   domain - All users on that homeserver
     #     mxid - Specific user
-    permissions:
-        "*": "relay"
-        "{{ env "SIGNAL_BRIDGE_ADMIN_1" }}": "admin"
-        "{{ env "SIGNAL_BRIDGE_ADMIN_2" }}": "admin"
+    permissions: "{{ env "SIGNAL_BRIDGE_PERMISSIONS" }}"
+
     relay:
         # Whether relay mode should be allowed. If allowed, `!signal set-relay` can be used to turn any
         # authenticated user into a relaybot for that chat.
diff --git a/telegram_bridge.yaml.tmpl b/telegram_bridge.yaml.tmpl
index db350d5..5f90d39 100644
--- a/telegram_bridge.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/telegram_bridge.yaml.tmpl
@@ -412,10 +412,7 @@ bridge:
     #        * - All Matrix users
     #   domain - All users on that homeserver
     #     mxid - Specific user
-    permissions:
-        "*": "relaybot"
-        "{{ env "TELEGRAM_BRIDGE_ADMIN_1" }}": "admin"
-        "{{ env "TELEGRAM_BRIDGE_ADMIN_2" }}": "admin"
+    permissions: "{{ env "TELEGRAM_BRIDGE_PERMISSIONS" }}"
 
     # Options related to the message relay Telegram bot.
     relaybot: