diff --git a/sdk/com.ibm.sbt.core/src/main/java/com/ibm/sbt/services/client/connections/communities/CommunityService.java b/sdk/com.ibm.sbt.core/src/main/java/com/ibm/sbt/services/client/connections/communities/CommunityService.java
index 8c32adb331..0489f0f6b7 100644
--- a/sdk/com.ibm.sbt.core/src/main/java/com/ibm/sbt/services/client/connections/communities/CommunityService.java
+++ b/sdk/com.ibm.sbt.core/src/main/java/com/ibm/sbt/services/client/connections/communities/CommunityService.java
@@ -728,7 +728,6 @@ public void addMember(String communityUuid, Member member, Map<String, String> p
 		if(StringUtil.isEmpty(member.getRole())){
 			member.setRole("member"); //default role is member
 		}
-		member.setRole("member"); 
 		
 		Object communityPayload;
 		CommunityMemberSerializer serializer = new CommunityMemberSerializer(member);