diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/dto/OAuth2ClientInfoDto.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/dto/OAuth2ClientInfoDto.java
index 6f45900..0fca60a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/dto/OAuth2ClientInfoDto.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/dto/OAuth2ClientInfoDto.java
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@
     private boolean isPermitted;
     private JsonNode source;
 
-    public OAuth2ClientInfoDto (OAuth2Client client) throws KustvaktException {
-        this(client,true);
-    }
-    
     public OAuth2ClientInfoDto (OAuth2Client client, boolean showAllInfo) throws KustvaktException {
         this.setClientId(client.getId());
         this.setClientName(client.getName());
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@
         if (showAllInfo) {
             this.setSuper(client.isSuper());
             this.setRedirect_uri(client.getRedirectURI());
-            this.setRegisteredBy(client.getRegisteredBy());
+//            this.setRegisteredBy(client.getRegisteredBy());
             ZonedDateTime registrationDate = client.getRegistrationDate();
             if (registrationDate != null) {
                 this.setRegistrationDate(registrationDate.toString());
@@ -93,13 +89,13 @@
         this.isSuper = isSuper;
     }
 
-    public String getRegisteredBy () {
-        return registeredBy;
-    }
-
-    public void setRegisteredBy (String registeredBy) {
-        this.registeredBy = registeredBy;
-    }
+//    public String getRegisteredBy () {
+//        return registeredBy;
+//    }
+//
+//    public void setRegisteredBy (String registeredBy) {
+//        this.registeredBy = registeredBy;
+//    }
 
     public String getClientId () {
         return clientId;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/service/OAuth2ClientService.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/service/OAuth2ClientService.java
index d6feae2..ed68d5d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/service/OAuth2ClientService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/oauth2/service/OAuth2ClientService.java
@@ -341,22 +341,23 @@
         return clientDao.retrieveClientById(clientId);
     }
 
+    // client info is available for all users but only via super client
     public OAuth2ClientInfoDto retrieveClientInfo (String clientId, String username)
             throws KustvaktException {
         OAuth2Client client = clientDao.retrieveClientById(clientId);
         
-        // all client info is only available to the owner/admin
-        if (adminDao.isAdmin(username)
-                || username.equals(client.getRegisteredBy())) {
-            return new OAuth2ClientInfoDto(client);
+        boolean showAllInfo = false;
+        if (isPlugin(client)) {
+                return new OAuth2ClientInfoDto(client, showAllInfo);
         }
-        // plugin info is available for all users inclusive guest
-        else if (isPlugin(client)) {
-                return new OAuth2ClientInfoDto(client, false);
-        } 
         else {
-            throw new KustvaktException(StatusCodes.AUTHORIZATION_FAILED,
-                    "Unauthorized operation for user: " + username, username);
+            if (client.getRegisteredBy().equals(username) ||
+                    adminDao.isAdmin(username)) {
+                showAllInfo = true;
+            }
+            return new OAuth2ClientInfoDto(client, showAllInfo);
+//            throw new KustvaktException(StatusCodes.AUTHORIZATION_FAILED,
+//                    "Unauthorized operation for user: " + username, username);
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2ClientControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2ClientControllerTest.java
index 20179fb..9cc459f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2ClientControllerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2ClientControllerTest.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         assertNotNull(clientInfo.at("/client_description"));
         assertNotNull(clientInfo.at("/client_url"));
         assertEquals("PUBLIC", clientInfo.at("/client_type").asText());
-        assertEquals("system", clientInfo.at("/registered_by").asText());
+//        assertEquals("system", clientInfo.at("/registered_by").asText());
         // confidential client
         clientInfo = retrieveClientInfo(confidentialClientId, "system");
         assertEquals(confidentialClientId,
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@
         node = listUserClients(username);
         assertFalse(node.at("/0/client_redirect_uri").isMissingNode());
         assertFalse(node.at("/0/registration_date").isMissingNode());
-        assertEquals(username,
-                node.at("/0/registered_by").asText());
+//        assertEquals(username,
+//                node.at("/0/registered_by").asText());
 
         testRegisterClientUnauthorizedScope(clientId);
         testResetPublicClientSecret(clientId);
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2TestBase.java b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2TestBase.java
index 4ce03d1..ba7d57d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2TestBase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/web/controller/OAuth2TestBase.java
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
                 clientInfo.at("/client_name").asText());
         assertEquals(OAuth2ClientType.CONFIDENTIAL.name(),
                 clientInfo.at("/client_type").asText());
-        assertEquals(username, clientInfo.at("/registered_by").asText());
+//        assertEquals(username, clientInfo.at("/registered_by").asText());
         assertEquals(clientURL, clientInfo.at("/client_url").asText());
         assertEquals(clientRedirectUri,
                 clientInfo.at("/client_redirect_uri").asText());
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
         assertEquals(defaultRefreshTokenExpiry,
                 clientInfo.at("/refresh_token_expiry").asInt());
         assertNotNull(clientInfo.at("/description"));
-        assertNotNull(clientInfo.at("/registration_date"));
+//        assertNotNull(clientInfo.at("/registration_date"));
         assertTrue(clientInfo.at("/permitted").asBoolean());
         assertTrue(clientInfo.at("/source").isMissingNode());