diff --git a/houston/queries.go b/houston/queries.go
index f6edf4226..bd980ba42 100644
--- a/houston/queries.go
+++ b/houston/queries.go
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ mutation UpdateDeployment($deploymentId: Uuid!, $payload: JSON!, $executor: Exec
 	}`
 
 	WorkspaceUserUpdateRequest = `
-	mutation workspaceUpdateUserRole($workspaceUuid: Uuid!, $email: String!, $role: Role!) {
-		workspaceUpdateUserRole(
+	mutation workspaceUpsertUserRole($workspaceUuid: Uuid!, $email: String!, $role: Role!) {
+		workspaceUpsertUserRole(
         	workspaceUuid: $workspaceUuid
             email: $email
             role: $role
diff --git a/houston/types.go b/houston/types.go
index 4777fb591..9ea3d16bd 100644
--- a/houston/types.go
+++ b/houston/types.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type ResponseData struct {
 	CancelUpdateDeploymentRuntime  *Deployment                 `json:"cancelRuntimeUpdate,omitempty"`
 	UpdateWorkspace                *Workspace                  `json:"updateWorkspace,omitempty"`
 	DeploymentLog                  []DeploymentLog             `json:"logs,omitempty"`
-	WorkspaceUpdateUserRole        string                      `json:"workspaceUpdateUserRole,omitempty"`
+	WorkspaceUpsertUserRole        string                      `json:"workspaceUpsertUserRole,omitempty"`
 	WorkspaceGetUser               WorkspaceUserRoleBindings   `json:"workspaceUser,omitempty"`
 	WorkspaceGetUsers              []WorkspaceUserRoleBindings `json:"workspaceUsers,omitempty"`
 	DeploymentConfig               DeploymentConfig            `json:"deploymentConfig,omitempty"`
diff --git a/houston/workspace_users.go b/houston/workspace_users.go
index bfeb3b68d..2e440f5b1 100644
--- a/houston/workspace_users.go
+++ b/houston/workspace_users.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (h ClientImplementation) UpdateWorkspaceUserRole(workspaceID, email, role s
 		return "", handleAPIErr(err)
 	}
 
-	return r.Data.WorkspaceUpdateUserRole, nil
+	return r.Data.WorkspaceUpsertUserRole, nil
 }
 
 // GetUserRoleInWorkspace - get a user role in a workspace
diff --git a/houston/workspace_users_test.go b/houston/workspace_users_test.go
index ce8afbebc..6df66f6b5 100644
--- a/houston/workspace_users_test.go
+++ b/houston/workspace_users_test.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func TestUpdateWorkspaceUserAndRole(t *testing.T) {
 
 	mockResponse := &Response{
 		Data: ResponseData{
-			WorkspaceUpdateUserRole: DeploymentAdminRole,
+			WorkspaceUpsertUserRole: DeploymentAdminRole,
 		},
 	}
 	jsonResponse, err := json.Marshal(mockResponse)
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func TestUpdateWorkspaceUserAndRole(t *testing.T) {
 
 		response, err := api.UpdateWorkspaceUserRole("workspace-id", "email", DeploymentAdminRole)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, response, mockResponse.Data.WorkspaceUpdateUserRole)
+		assert.Equal(t, response, mockResponse.Data.WorkspaceUpsertUserRole)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("error", func(t *testing.T) {