diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/SlackOAuth2Api.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/SlackOAuth2Api.credentials.ts
index 77e25bfb11..cdca307de5 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/SlackOAuth2Api.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/SlackOAuth2Api.credentials.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ const userScopes = [
 	'stars:write',
 	'users.profile:read',
 	'users.profile:write',
+	'groups:read',
+	'im:read',
+	'mpim:read',
 ];
 
 export class SlackOAuth2Api implements ICredentialType {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/GenericFunctions.ts
index 09d1ef45f0..e31a505892 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export async function slackApiRequest(this: IExecuteFunctions | IExecuteSingleFu
 		delete options.qs;
 	}
 	try {
-
 		let response: any; // tslint:disable-line:no-any
 
 		if (authenticationMethod === 'accessToken') {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/Slack.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/Slack.node.ts
index 07e8151ec3..24553d7f79 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/Slack.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Slack/Slack.node.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ export class Slack implements INodeType {
 			// select them easily
 			async getChannels(this: ILoadOptionsFunctions): Promise<INodePropertyOptions[]> {
 				const returnData: INodePropertyOptions[] = [];
-				const channels = await slackApiRequestAllItems.call(this, 'channels', 'GET', '/conversations.list');
+				const qs = { types: 'public_channel,private_channel' };
+				const channels = await slackApiRequestAllItems.call(this, 'channels', 'GET', '/conversations.list', {}, qs);
 				for (const channel of channels) {
 					const channelName = channel.name;
 					const channelId = channel.id;
@@ -240,7 +241,6 @@ export class Slack implements INodeType {
 			async getTeamFields(this: ILoadOptionsFunctions): Promise<INodePropertyOptions[]> {
 				const returnData: INodePropertyOptions[] = [];
 				const { profile: { fields } } = await slackApiRequest.call(this, 'GET', '/team.profile.get');
-				console.log(fields);
 				for (const field of fields) {
 					const fieldName = field.label;
 					const fieldId = field.id;