diff --git a/pkg/roles/handlers.go b/pkg/roles/handlers.go
index 5d4791df8..4412290fa 100644
--- a/pkg/roles/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/roles/handlers.go
@@ -199,8 +199,21 @@ func (a *API) handleCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 
 	}
+
+	if role.ID != "" {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(
+			types.Response{
+				Message: "Role ID field is not allowed to be passed in",
+				Status:  http.StatusBadRequest,
+			},
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
 	user := a.userFromContext(r.Context())
-	err = a.service.CreateRole(r.Context(), user.ID, role.ID)
+	err = a.service.CreateRole(r.Context(), user.ID, role.Name)
 
 	if err != nil {
 
@@ -218,7 +231,7 @@ func (a *API) handleCreate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(
 		types.Response{
-			Message: fmt.Sprintf("Created role %s", role.ID),
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("Created role %s", role.Name),
 			Status:  http.StatusCreated,
 		},
 	)
diff --git a/pkg/roles/handlers_test.go b/pkg/roles/handlers_test.go
index cd1e12a83..8904b4997 100644
--- a/pkg/roles/handlers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/roles/handlers_test.go
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ func TestHandleCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			mockService := NewMockServiceInterface(ctrl)
 
 			upr := new(Role)
-			upr.ID = test.input
+			upr.Name = test.input
 			payload, _ := json.Marshal(upr)
 
 			req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/api/v0/roles", bytes.NewReader(payload))