diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php
index 37299554e..0c50735b0 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDMS.php
@@ -2866,10 +2866,12 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_DMS {
 		if (is_object($this->getUserByLogin($login))) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		if(is_object($role))
-			$role = $role->getID();
-		elseif($role == '')
-			$role = '3';
+		if(!is_object($role)) {
+		  if($role == '')
+              $role = SeedDMS_Core_Role::getInstance(3, $this);
+          else
+              $role = SeedDMS_Core_Role::getInstance($role, $this);
+        }
 		if(trim($pwdexpiration) == '' || trim($pwdexpiration) == 'never') {
 			$pwdexpiration = 'NULL';
 		} elseif(trim($pwdexpiration) == 'now') {
@@ -2877,7 +2879,7 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_DMS {
 		} else {
 			$pwdexpiration = $db->qstr($pwdexpiration);
 		}
-		$queryStr = "INSERT INTO `tblUsers` (`login`, `pwd`, `fullName`, `email`, `language`, `theme`, `comment`, `role`, `hidden`, `disabled`, `pwdExpiration`, `quota`, `homefolder`) VALUES (".$db->qstr($login).", ".$db->qstr($pwd).", ".$db->qstr($fullName).", ".$db->qstr($email).", '".$language."', '".$theme."', ".$db->qstr($comment).", '".intval($role)."', '".intval($isHidden)."', '".intval($isDisabled)."', ".$pwdexpiration.", '".intval($quota)."', ".($homefolder ? intval($homefolder) : "NULL").")";
+		$queryStr = "INSERT INTO `tblUsers` (`login`, `pwd`, `fullName`, `email`, `language`, `theme`, `comment`, `role`, `hidden`, `disabled`, `pwdExpiration`, `quota`, `homefolder`) VALUES (".$db->qstr($login).", ".$db->qstr($pwd).", ".$db->qstr($fullName).", ".$db->qstr($email).", '".$language."', '".$theme."', ".$db->qstr($comment).", '".intval($role->getId())."', '".intval($isHidden)."', '".intval($isDisabled)."', ".$pwdexpiration.", '".intval($quota)."', ".($homefolder ? intval($homefolder) : "NULL").")";
 		$res = $this->db->getResult($queryStr);
 		if (!$res)
 			return false;