diff --git a/plstackapi/planetstack/views/roles.py b/plstackapi/planetstack/views/roles.py
index 3222f5e..2374448 100644
--- a/plstackapi/planetstack/views/roles.py
+++ b/plstackapi/planetstack/views/roles.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
         data = parse_request(request.DATA)  
         if 'auth' not in data:
             return Response(status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)        
-        elif 'name' in data:
-            role = add_role(data['auth'], data['name'])
+        elif 'role' in data:
+            role = add_role(data['auth'], data['role']['name'])
             serializer = RoleSerializer(data=role)
             return Response(serializer.data, status=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
         else: