diff --git a/workflow/engine/xmlform/users/users_New.xml b/workflow/engine/xmlform/users/users_New.xml
index 68ff2be27..1dcbdaebc 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/xmlform/users/users_New.xml
+++ b/workflow/engine/xmlform/users/users_New.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ SELECT CALENDAR_UID, CALENDAR_NAME FROM availableCalendars
       <option name="VACATION">ON VACATION</option>
     </en>
   </USR_STATUS>
-  <USR_ROLE type="dropdown" defaultvalue="" required="0" group="1" dependentfields="" readonly="0" sqlconnection="rbac" noshowingrid="0" readonlyingrid="0">
+  <USR_ROLE type="dropdown" defaultvalue="PROCESSMAKER_OPERATOR" required="0" group="1" dependentfields="" readonly="0" sqlconnection="rbac" noshowingrid="0" readonlyingrid="0">
 SELECT ROL_CODE AS USR_ROLE, ROL_CODE AS CODE FROM ROLES WHERE ROL_SYSTEM = '00000000000000000000000000000002' AND ROL_STATUS = 1 ORDER BY ROL_CODE 
   <en>Role</en>
   </USR_ROLE>