diff --git a/src/app/authentication.guard.ts b/src/app/authentication.guard.ts
index 4e4f004072101b72a224b54a4236be5b33d5202d..9009340b11f5390f31ed08fdc09378b463a2fd54 100644
--- a/src/app/authentication.guard.ts
+++ b/src/app/authentication.guard.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class AuthenticationGuard implements CanActivate {
     // Allow access when user is logged in AND
     // the route doesn't require a specific role OR
     // the user's role is one of the required roles
-    if (user && (!requiredRoles || requiredRoles.includes(user.role))) {
+    if (user && (!requiredRoles || requiredRoles.includes(user.userRole))) {
       return true;
     }