diff --git a/internal/auth/roles.go b/internal/auth/roles.go
index 059b35bd..6ca7c37a 100644
--- a/internal/auth/roles.go
+++ b/internal/auth/roles.go
@@ -17,12 +17,8 @@ const (
 
 const All = Shell | Actions | Download
 
-// ParseRole parses a comma-separated string of roles and returns the corresponding Role. Default is All for empty input.
+// ParseRole parses a comma-separated string of roles and returns the corresponding Role.
 func ParseRole(commaValues string) Role {
-	if strings.TrimSpace(commaValues) == "" {
-		return All
-	}
-
 	var roles Role
 	for r := range strings.SplitSeq(commaValues, ",") {
 		role := strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(r))
diff --git a/internal/auth/users.go b/internal/auth/users.go
index 96e7df5d..371d6199 100644
--- a/internal/auth/users.go
+++ b/internal/auth/users.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/amir20/dozzle/internal/container"
@@ -113,6 +114,10 @@ func decodeUsersFromFile(path string) (UserDatabase, error) {
 			user.Name = username
 		}
 
+		if strings.TrimSpace(user.RolesConfigured) == "" {
+			user.RolesConfigured = "all"
+		}
+
 		user.Roles = ParseRole(user.RolesConfigured)
 	}