diff --git a/app/Api/Procedure/UserProcedure.php b/app/Api/Procedure/UserProcedure.php
index 145f85bfa..0adcc5cc4 100644
--- a/app/Api/Procedure/UserProcedure.php
+++ b/app/Api/Procedure/UserProcedure.php
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class UserProcedure extends BaseProcedure
                 'username' => $user->getUsername(),
                 'name' => $user->getName(),
                 'email' => $user->getEmail(),
-                'role' => $user->getRole(),
+                'role' => $user->getRole() ?: Role::APP_USER,
                 'is_ldap_user' => 1,
             );