diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 9274de730..f8941041a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
 
   def create
     @user = User.new params[:user]
+    @user.global_role_id = params[:user]['global_role_id']
     if @user.save
       flash[:notice] = t('flash.user.saved')
       redirect_to users_path
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def update
-    puts params[:user].inspect
+    @user.global_role_id = params[:user]['global_role_id']
     if @user.update_attributes(params[:user])
       flash[:notice] = t('flash.user.saved')
       redirect_to users_path
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index a9eb71bdc..ac7a909f6 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     errors.add(:uname, I18n.t('flash.user.group_uname_exists')) if Group.exists? :uname => uname
   }
 
-  attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me, :login, :name, :ssh_key, :uname, :global_role_id
+  attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me, :login, :name, :ssh_key, :uname
   attr_readonly :uname
   attr_accessor :login