diff --git a/service/esiAccess.py b/service/esiAccess.py
index 0a53c6de5..12bcddc94 100644
--- a/service/esiAccess.py
+++ b/service/esiAccess.py
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ class EsiAccess:
 
     def validate_eve_jwt(self, jwt_token):
         """Validate a JWT token retrieved from the EVE SSO.
+
+        Ignores the `aud` claim in token due to avoid unexpected breaking
+        changes to ESI.
+
         Args:
             jwt_token: A JWT token originating from the EVE SSO
         Returns
@@ -235,7 +239,9 @@ class EsiAccess:
                 jwt_token,
                 jwk_set,
                 algorithms=jwk_set["alg"],
-                issuer=[self.server_base.sso, "https://%s" % self.server_base.sso]
+                issuer=[self.server_base.sso, "https://%s" % self.server_base.sso],
+                # ignore "aud" claim: https://tweetfleet.slack.com/archives/C30KX8UUX/p1648495011905969
+                options={"verify_aud": False}
             )
         except ExpiredSignatureError as e:
             raise GenericSsoError("The JWT token has expired: {}".format(str(e)))
@@ -305,4 +311,4 @@ class EsiAccess:
         return self.post(char, EsiEndpoints.CHAR_FITTINGS.value, json_str, character_id=char.characterID)
 
     def delFitting(self, char, fittingID):
-        return self.delete(char, EsiEndpoints.CHAR_DEL_FIT.value, character_id=char.characterID, fitting_id=fittingID)
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+        return self.delete(char, EsiEndpoints.CHAR_DEL_FIT.value, character_id=char.characterID, fitting_id=fittingID)