diff --git a/webapp/packages/core-authentication/src/UsersResource.ts b/webapp/packages/core-authentication/src/UsersResource.ts
index ba1d6e8f62..8d0692960e 100644
--- a/webapp/packages/core-authentication/src/UsersResource.ts
+++ b/webapp/packages/core-authentication/src/UsersResource.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,15 @@ export class UsersResource extends CachedMapResource<string, AdminUser, UserReso
   }
 
   async setAuthRole(userId: string, authRole?: string, skipUpdate?: boolean): Promise<void> {
-    await this.graphQLService.sdk.setUserAuthRole({ userId, authRole });
+    await this.performUpdate(userId, undefined, async () => {
+      await this.graphQLService.sdk.setUserAuthRole({ userId, authRole });
+
+      const user = this.get(userId);
+
+      if (user) {
+        user.authRole = authRole;
+      }
+    });
 
     if (!skipUpdate) {
       this.markOutdated(userId);