diff --git a/fabcar/registerUser.js b/fabcar/registerUser.js
index 2baf8d1c..4b4c9091 100644
--- a/fabcar/registerUser.js
+++ b/fabcar/registerUser.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Fabric_Client.newDefaultKeyValueStore({ path: store_path
 
     // at this point we should have the admin user
     // first need to register the user with the CA server
-    return fabric_ca_client.register({enrollmentID: 'user1', affiliation: 'org1.department1'}, admin_user);
+    return fabric_ca_client.register({enrollmentID: 'user1', affiliation: 'org1.department1',role: 'client'}, admin_user);
 }).then((secret) => {
     // next we need to enroll the user with CA server
     console.log('Successfully registered user1 - secret:'+ secret);