diff --git a/Overlord-Server/src/auth.ts b/Overlord-Server/src/auth.ts
index 20f751d..69f30e7 100644
--- a/Overlord-Server/src/auth.ts
+++ b/Overlord-Server/src/auth.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export async function authenticateRequest(
   return {
     username: payload.sub,
     userId: payload.userId,
-    role: payload.role,
+    role: user.role,
   };
 }