diff --git a/src/nsls2api/api/models/proposal_model.py b/src/nsls2api/api/models/proposal_model.py
index ce477c7d..42d0c8ad 100644
--- a/src/nsls2api/api/models/proposal_model.py
+++ b/src/nsls2api/api/models/proposal_model.py
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ class ProposalDirectorySkeleton(pydantic.BaseModel):
 
 class ProposalDirectoriesList(pydantic.BaseModel):
     directory_count: int
-    beamline: list[str] | None = []
-    cycles: list[str] | None = []
     directories: list[ProposalDirectories]
 
 
diff --git a/src/nsls2api/api/v1/proposal_api.py b/src/nsls2api/api/v1/proposal_api.py
index 1c7181c8..45c8cd4c 100644
--- a/src/nsls2api/api/v1/proposal_api.py
+++ b/src/nsls2api/api/v1/proposal_api.py
@@ -178,7 +178,5 @@ async def get_proposal_directories(proposal_id: int) -> ProposalDirectoriesList:
     response_model = ProposalDirectoriesList(
         directories=directories,
         directory_count=len(directories),
-        beamline=await proposal_service.beamlines_for_proposal(proposal_id),
-        cycles=await proposal_service.cycles_for_proposal(proposal_id),
     )
     return response_model
diff --git a/src/nsls2api/services/beamline_service.py b/src/nsls2api/services/beamline_service.py
index 30ce641e..c9139acb 100644
--- a/src/nsls2api/services/beamline_service.py
+++ b/src/nsls2api/services/beamline_service.py
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ async def all_services(name: str) -> Optional[ServicesOnly]:
 async def detectors(name: str) -> Optional[list[Detector]]:
     detectors = await Beamline.find_one(Beamline.name == name.upper()).project(
         DetectorView
-    )  
-    
+    )
+
     if detectors is None:
         return None
-    
+
     return detectors.detectors
 
 
@@ -134,9 +134,8 @@ async def data_roles_by_user(username: str) -> Optional[list[str]]:
 
 
 async def proposal_directory_skeleton(name: str):
-    
     detetector_list = await detectors(name.upper())
-    
+
     directory_list = []
 
     # TODO: Make this parameter configurable (i.e. have field in beamline document model for this value)
@@ -154,14 +153,26 @@ async def proposal_directory_skeleton(name: str):
     groups_acl.append({f"n2sn-dataadmin-{name.lower()}": "r-x"})
     groups_acl.append({"n2sn-dataadmin": "r-x"})
 
-    
+    # Add the asset directory so this has the same permissions as the detector directories
+    # and not just inherit from the parent (i.e. proposal) directory.
+    asset_directory = {
+        "path": f"{asset_directory_name}",
+        "is_absolute": False,
+        "owner": "nsls2data",
+        "users": users_acl,
+        "groups": groups_acl,
+        "beamline": name.upper(),
+    }
+    directory_list.append(asset_directory)
+
     for detector in detetector_list:
         directory = {
             "path": f"{asset_directory_name}/{detector.directory_name}",
             "is_absolute": False,
             "owner": "nsls2data",
             "users": users_acl,
-            "groups": groups_acl
+            "groups": groups_acl,
+            "beamline": name.upper(),
         }
         directory_list.append(directory)
 
@@ -171,8 +182,9 @@ async def proposal_directory_skeleton(name: str):
         "is_absolute": False,
         "owner": "nsls2data",
         "users": users_acl,
-        "groups": groups_acl
+        "groups": groups_acl,
+        "beamline": name.upper(),
     }
     directory_list.append(default_directory)
 
-    return directory_list
\ No newline at end of file
+    return directory_list