diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/usermanagement/utils/RoleManagement.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/usermanagement/utils/RoleManagement.java
index 46664e2..00c6e95 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/usermanagement/utils/RoleManagement.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/usermanagement/utils/RoleManagement.java
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ public class RoleManagement {
     }
 
     public JsonElement assignMemberRole(String type, String id, HttpServletRequest request) throws HttpClientErrorException {
-        return this.httpUtils.post(url + "/member/" + mapType(type, false) + "/" + id, getSessionCookie(request), null, null);
+        Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();
+        params.put("force", "true");
+        return this.httpUtils.post(url + "/member/" + mapType(type, false) + "/" + id, getSessionCookie(request), null, params);
     }
 
     public JsonElement assignManagerRole(String type, String id, HttpServletRequest request) throws HttpClientErrorException {